Individuals with disabilities education act/ 2026 supplement

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded the Connecticut Department of Education $185,851 on July 1, 2026, under the Special Education Preschool Grants program (CFDA 84.173). The funding supports special education and related services for children with disabilities ages 3 through 5 years, and at the State's discretion, 2-year-old children with disabilities who will reach age three during the school year. Connecticut receives this formula grant as a State education agency that has submitted an approvable application under IDEA section 612 and made a free appropriate public education available to all eligible children with disabilities residing in the State. The award obligates $185,851 for the performance period from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Hartford, Connecticut. As the State recipient, Connecticut will make subgrants to eligible local educational agencies after setting aside funds for administration and state-level activities, consistent with the program's structure for State-administered preschool special education grants.