American Printing House for the Blind

The Department of Education awards funds under CFDA 84.906 to the American Printing House for the Blind to manufacture and furnish instructional materials adapted for students who are blind or visually impaired in pre-collegiate education, with the most recent award activity in the recent quarterly disbursement cycle.

This is a directed, single-recipient program. Congress appropriates funds specifically for the American Printing House for the Blind; no other entity may receive awards under this Assistance Listing. Funds are distributed to the recipient on a quarterly basis and must be expended in alignment with 20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.

The program funds the production and provision of books and other instructional materials specially adapted for students who are blind or visually impaired attending public and private nonprofit institutions below the college level across all States, Territories, and outlying areas. Materials support full courses of study at the K–12 level.

Because this is a congressionally directed appropriation to a single designated recipient rather than a competitive grant program, the typical business-development decision framework does not apply. Organizations cannot submit applications or compete for funding under this Assistance Listing. The American Printing House for the Blind receives appropriated funds directly and operates under statutory requirements governing their use and accounting. Grant recipients seeking to procure adapted instructional materials for their students would engage the American Printing House for the Blind as a vendor or service provider, not as a funding source.

Entities managing K–12 programs serving blind and visually impaired students should review the American Printing House for the Blind's product and service catalog and procurement process to access adapted materials. This program is not a funding opportunity for applicant organizations.