The Montana Office of Public Instruction was awarded a $2,552,492 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education Preschool Grants (CFDA 84.173) program. The grant aims to provide special education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 5, and at the state's discretion 2-year old children with disabilities, in Montana. The Montana Office of Public Instruction distributed...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $1,315,398 Formula Grant on July 1, 2024 through the Special Education Preschool Grants program (CFDA 84.173). This funding supports the Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) in providing comprehensive special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 years, with optional services for 2-year-olds transitioning to age 3. The grant funds a wide range of...
The Montana Alternative Student Testing Program received a $2.967 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education on October 1, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Competitive Grants for State Assessments federal program (CFDA #84.368) to support efforts improving the quality, validity, and reliability of state academic assessments through the use of multiple measures and sources. The Montana Office of Public Instruction will...
The Montana Office of Public Instruction received a $641,420 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education Preschool Grants (CFDA 84.173) program. The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding supports special education and related services for children with disabilities ages 3 through 5 in Montana, in line with the objectives of the Individuals with Disabilities...
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services was awarded a $1.218 million Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families program (CFDA 84.181). The grant funding will support Montana's efforts to implement and maintain a statewide, coordinated system of early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families from July 1, 2021...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the Montana Office of Public Instruction a $6,659,535 Formula Grant under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). This grant aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing the capacity of states, local educational agencies, schools, and communities to provide all students with access to a well-rounded education and improve school conditions. As Montana's state education agency,...
The Montana Office of Public Instruction will receive $4.83 million through a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program (CFDA 84.424). The grant period runs from September 15, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program aims to improve student academic achievement by increasing the capacity of states, local educational agencies,...
This $1.24 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 to the Montana Office of Public Instruction. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award supports the provision of special education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 5, and at the state's discretion 2-year olds, in...
The Western Montana Professional Learning Collaborative (WMPLC), in partnership with the Montana Small School Alliance (MSSA), will deliver counseling supports, mental health services, and violence prevention tools to nearly 150 rural, tribal, and frontier schools across Montana through September 2025 under a $999,999 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance. The funding supports objectives of the STOP School Violence program (CFDA...
This Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides $56,071,464 to the Montana Office of Public Instruction through September 30, 2023. The funding supports the Special Education Grants to States program (CFDA 84.027), which aims to assist states in providing special education and related services for children with disabilities. A total of 78 school districts and special education cooperatives across Montana are...