State grant - b (611)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Minnesota Department of Education $79,821,142 in formula grant funding on July 1, 2026, under the Special Education Grants to States program (CFDA 84.027). The award funds special education and related services for children with disabilities aged three through 21 in Minnesota, with obligated funding of $79,821,142. The period of performance runs through September 30, 2027, with administrative oversight and financial reporting based in Lauderdale, Minnesota.

Under this formula grant structure, Minnesota receives funding based on its application approved under IDEA Section 612 and distributes subgrants to eligible local educational agencies after setting aside funds for state administration and state-level activities. The program requires that all children with disabilities in the covered age range receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE), though states are not required to serve ages three through five or eighteen through twenty-one if such services are inconsistent with state law, practice, or court order. Minnesota must retain records related to grant funds and compliance for three years from the date of final expenditure reporting.