This $39.996 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides funding under the Special Education Preschool Grants (CFDA 84.173) program. The award supports services from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 to ensure that children with disabilities ages 3 through 5, and at the state's discretion ages 2, have access to a free and appropriate public education designed to meet their individual needs.
The Florida Department of Education receives the award as the state education agency and passes through funding to 67 local educational agencies across the state. Sub-awards require funds be used to supplement excess costs of providing special education and related services to students with disabilities. This supports the program's goal of helping states provide early intervention and preschool special education services for eligible children.