Project Grant H326X020019

This $6,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), under the CFDA 84.373 Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program, will provide a National Technical Assistance Center to improve state capacity to collect, report, analyze, and use accurate IDEA Part B data. The prime awardee is Westat, Inc., a prominent professional services firm specializing in research, technical assistance, and data...

The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) awarded a $6,249,983 Project Grant under the Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program (CFDA 84.373) to SRI International. The grant will establish a National Technical Assistance Center to improve state capacity to collect, report, analyze, and use accurate early childhood IDEA data. Key activities include: Maintaining data tools and systems like the Dynamic Impact Suite, Child Outcomes...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded a $5,400,000 project grant to WestEd under the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326). This grant, with an award date of October 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025, will support WestEd in providing technical assistance, research, and support services to enhance...

This $8.4 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services supports the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Section 611 program. The grant provides funding to the South Dakota Department of Education from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 to deliver special education and related services to children with disabilities statewide. Sub-awards under the grant support IDEA services delivered by 27...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded The Ohio State University a $244,264 Project Grant under the "Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities" program (CFDA 84.325) to support the "DIVE-IN TO O & M" project. The project aims to enhance the preparation of personnel who work with infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities, addressing...

The University of Connecticut received a $351,713 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326). The award is for the "Model Demonstration of Equitable Partnerships Across Tiers and Home (E-PATH)" project, which aims to enhance educational outcomes for...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services provides $33,084,944 to support Ohio's implementation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C program for fiscal year 2023. Commonly known as IDEA Part C, this program aims to establish statewide early intervention services for infants and toddlers up to age 2 who have disabilities, and their families. The awardee, Ohio Department of...

This Project Grant award of $488,662 from the Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences' Research in Special Education (CFDA 84.324) program supports research dissemination activities from January 2021 through January 2022. As the prime awardee, Child Trends, Inc. will leverage its Child Trends News Service project to strategically communicate special education research funded by IES to parents and teachers through local television news reports and broader networks. Under two...

This federal Project Grant award of $249,999.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325) supports the University of Massachusetts Boston in preparing diverse personnel to provide related services in assistive technology for people with visual impairments. The award, effective from September 1, 2024 to...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $985,475 Project Grant under the Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324) to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) for "The Special Educator Workforce: A Research Collaborative (SPARC)". The goal of the project is to conduct rigorous research that expands knowledge and understanding of developmental, educational, and transitional outcomes for students with or at...