OSERS: OSEP: Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to Effectively Serve Children with Disabilities and Their Families, Assistance Listing Number 84.325S

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
ED-GRANTS-022124-001
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $150,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Education
Eligible applicants
  • Other
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

This notice from the Department of Education solicits applications for the OSERS: OSEP: Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to Effectively Serve Children with Disabilities and Their Families program. The program will provide up to $450,000 over three years to institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations partnering with an IHE to enhance related services personnel preparation programs and faculty competencies. Applications are due May 1, 2024 and will be evaluated based on significance, project quality, personnel qualifications, and evaluation plan. Awarded grants must report performance data and may receive continuation funding based on progress achieving intended outcomes.

Grants awarded under this program can provide up to $450,000 over three years to support the enhancement of degree programs and clinical experiences in related service fields including speech-language pathology, audiology, physical therapy and others. The goal is to better prepare providers for work in early intervention, early childhood and school-based settings serving children with disabilities. The Department may award approximately 13 grants subject to available funding. Recipients must participate in project meetings and report performance data.

Synopsis

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.

Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325S.

Files

File Type Posted
2024-325S Application Package - 508 FINAL.docx DOCX document
2024-325S Application Package - 508 FINAL.docx DOCX document
2024-03439.pdf PDF
2022-26554.pdf PDF

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