Individuals with disabilities education act/ 2026 supplement

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded $751,282 to the Colorado Department of Early Childhood on July 1, 2026, under the Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families program (CFDA 84.181). The award supports Colorado's implementation and maintenance of a statewide system of coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, interagency early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. The funding is structured as a formula grant obligating the full amount for the period of performance from July 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Glendale, Colorado. The state lead agency is responsible for ensuring appropriate early intervention services reach all eligible children birth through age two with disabilities and their families residing in Colorado, including Indian children and families on geographically located reservations. The recipient must maintain records related to grant funds and compliance for three years from submission of its final expenditure report and retain records on child identification, evaluation, and service provision for the period during which a due process hearing or state complaint may be filed.