Individuals with disabilities education act/ 2026 supplement

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Department of Education Tennessee $1,968,764 on July 1, 2026, under the Special Education Grants to States program (CFDA 84.027), a formula grant supporting the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities aged three through twenty-one.

The award obligates $1,968,764 with a period of performance through September 30, 2027, and performance takes place in Nashville, Tennessee. Under this program, Tennessee receives formula-based funding to assist in meeting the excess costs of providing special education and related services statewide. The Department of Education Tennessee, as the state educational agency, must serve all eligible children with disabilities within the required age range, provided that services to ages three through five and eighteen through twenty-one align with state law, practice, or court order. The state will set aside funds for administrative and state-level activities, then make subgrants to eligible local educational agencies to deliver direct services to students with disabilities across the state.