Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 061120 001
This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education, specifically the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It is a discretionary grant under CFDA 84.325P titled "Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities - Improving Retention of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel." The central idea is to strengthen the workforce that serves children with disabilities by supporting efforts that both prepare and keep qualified professionals in the field, with a particular emphasis on retaining special education teachers and early intervention personnel.
The program is designed to respond to needs that states have already identified around personnel preparation across several roles: special education, early intervention, related services, and even regular education staff who work with infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. In practice, that means the grant is not just about training new personnel in the abstract; it is aimed at addressing real, documented gaps in a state or states and ensuring the pipeline and ongoing support match what the field actually requires. Another key expectation is that the training, support, and strategies promoted through funded projects are grounded in scientifically based research. The notice highlights that funded efforts should build the skills and knowledge professionals need to be effective and successful when serving children with disabilities, which signals a strong preference for approaches backed by evidence rather than informal or purely local tradition.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted June 11, 2020, with applications made available the same day. The deadline to submit applications was August 17, 2020, and the intergovernmental review deadline was October 14, 2020. The opportunity anticipated making around 16 awards. The public summary does not provide a specific award ceiling (listed as 0 in the record), which typically means applicants need to consult the official Federal Register notice for precise funding ranges, project periods, and any maximum award amounts.
Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with a note to consult the official notice for details and clarifications. That wording usually indicates eligibility may extend beyond a single, narrow applicant type and could include entities such as institutions of higher education, state or local agencies, nonprofits, or other organizations allowed under the program rules, but the exact eligible applicant categories and any partnership requirements must be confirmed in the Federal Register application notice.
The synopsis repeatedly emphasizes that it is not a complete set of instructions and that applicants should rely on the official Federal Register notice for the authoritative requirements. That official notice is where an applicant would find the required components of an application package, pre-application expectations (if any), how to submit, the program priorities and selection criteria, performance measures used to track results, and the program contact information. It also points applicants to the Department of Education's "Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs" (published February 13, 2019) for standardized guidance on where and how to obtain and submit applications. In short, the opportunity is a competitive federal grant aimed at improving the preparation and, especially, the retention of personnel serving children with disabilities, using evidence-based practices and aligned with state-identified workforce needs.Apply for ED GRANTS 061120 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS-OSEP: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Improving Retention of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel CFDA Number 84.325P" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.325.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 11, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2020 Applications Available June 11, 2020.Deadline for Transmittal of Applications August 17, 2020.Deadline for Intergovernmental Review October 14, 2020.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 16 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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