State grant - B (611)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the New York State Education Department $310,278,583 on July 1, 2026, under the Special Education Grants to States program (CFDA 84.027). This formula grant funds the state's provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities ages three through twenty-one. Performance extends through September 30, 2027, with administrative oversight at Albany, New York.

The Special Education Grants to States program provides formula funding to assist states in meeting the excess costs of special education and related services. NYSED, as the state's educational agency, receives the grant and makes subgrants to eligible local educational agencies after setting aside funds for state-level administration and activities. The state must serve all children with disabilities within the covered age range unless state law, practice, or court order specifies otherwise, and cannot receive base payment funds for the three-through-five age group unless providing free appropriate public education to that population.