The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities— Preparation of Special Education and Early Intervention Administrators.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Education
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/26/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in early intervention, special education, 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.
Funding Information
- Estimated Available Funds: $1,500,000 for this competition.
- Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000–$300,000 per year for an individual IHE; $300,000–$700,000 per year for a two-IHE partnership application; and $450,000–$1,050,000 per year for a three-IHE partnership application.
- Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,00 per year for an individual IHE; $500,000 per year for a two-IHE group application; and $750,000 per year for a three-IHE group application.
- Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding: $1,250,000 per project for a project period of 60 months or an award that exceeds $350,000 for any single budget period of 12 months for an individual IHE; $2,500,000 per project for a project period of 60 months or an award that exceeds $700,000 for any single budget period of 12 months for a two-IHE group application; and $3,750,000 per project for a project period of 60 months or an award that exceeds $1,050,000 for any single budget period of 12 months for a three- IHE group application.
Grant Period
60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
IHEs and private nonprofit organizations. Note:To meet the absolute priority, eligible applicants (i.e., IHEs) must have a doctoral degree program that prepares scholars in special education or early intervention administration or be a nonprofit organization that has the legal authority to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with the Federal government on behalf of an applicant (i.e., IHE) that has a doctoral degree program that prepares scholars in special education or early intervention administration. Note:If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
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