OSERS: OSEP: Model Demonstration Projects to Improve Literacy Outcomes for English Learners with Disabilities in Grades Three through Five or Three through Six CFDA Number 84.326M | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education (ED), specifically the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It is a discretionary grant competition under CFDA 84.326M titled "Model Demonstration Projects to Improve Literacy Outcomes for English Learners with Disabilities in Grades Three through Five or Three through Six." The awards are issued as cooperative agreements, which generally means ED expects to have an active role in guiding or partnering with grantees during the project period rather than simply providing funds with minimal involvement.

The program sits within ED's broader Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities initiative. The core purpose of that larger program is to boost academic achievement and improve outcomes for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance, supporting model demonstration projects, spreading useful information to the field, and ensuring project activities are grounded in scientifically based research. In practical terms, this competition is meant to fund projects that can demonstrate, in real school settings, effective approaches for improving literacy for English learners who also have disabilities, specifically in upper elementary grades (either grades 3 to 5 or grades 3 to 6). The emphasis on "model demonstration" indicates ED is looking for projects that do more than deliver services locally; they should generate clear, usable lessons, strategies, and materials that others can adopt or adapt.

A wide range of entities are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include state, county, city or township, and special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those nonprofit categories). The listing also includes an "Others" category with a note to consult the official notice for any additional eligibility clarification, which matters because ED competitions sometimes include specific conditions or partnership expectations that are only spelled out in the Federal Register notice.

Funding details in the synopsis indicate an award ceiling of $400,000 and an expectation of 3 awards. The opportunity was posted March 7, 2016, created the same day, and had an application closing date of April 21, 2016. Because it is a competitive discretionary opportunity with a limited number of awards, applicants typically need to present a strong project design, credible implementation plan, and a clear way to evaluate whether the literacy outcomes for the target students actually improve.

Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the "Apply" process. Applicants were instructed to locate the package by searching the CFDA number without the letter suffix (search "84.326" rather than "84.326M"). The synopsis makes clear that applications could not be submitted by email; instead, applicants were expected to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it through Grants.gov.

Finally, the synopsis repeatedly stresses that it is only a brief overview and that the controlling requirements are in the official Federal Register application notice. That official notice is where an applicant would find the exact priorities, performance measures, application formatting requirements, submission instructions, and contact information for program staff, along with any pre-application requirements or special conditions that could affect competitiveness or eligibility.

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