Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 070113 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 070113 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS OSEP State technical Assistance Projects to Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf Blind and National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children Who Are Deaf Blind CFDA Number 84.326T" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.326 Special EducationTechnical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 1, 2013 and posted on Jul 1, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 15, 2013 Applications Available July 1, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications August 15, 2013.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $11,600,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 55 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible Applicants SEAs LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law IHEs other public agencies private nonprofit organizations freely associated States and outlying areas Indian tribes or tribal organizations and for profit organizations. With respect to Focus Area A of the priority, in order to provide SEAs with greater flexibility in how TA is delivered and ensure high quality TA, individual States have the following options (1) Participating in a regional project (2) participating as a member of a multi State consortium or (3) applying directly for funds as a single State. Therefore, eligible applicants for funds awarded under Focus Area A of this absolute priority may be an entity serving a predetermined region of States, a multi State consortium, or a single State. The predetermined regions are the six OSEP Regional Resource Center regions Region 1 Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont Region 2 District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia Region 3 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the Virgin Islands Region 4 Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin Region 5 Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming Region 6 Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Eligible applicants under Focus Area A of this priority are invited to submit single State applications to provide deaf blind TA services to individual States, as they have done in the past. If a State is included in more than one application as a member of a consortium or predefined region or submits an individual State application, and more than one application is determined to be fundable for the State, the State will be given the option under which award (individual State, consortium, or region) it will receive funding. It may not be funded under multiple awards. If a State(s) chooses not to participate in a predetermined region, the predetermined regions funding would be reduced by the amount of the award(s) that would be made for the individual State(s) application. The maximum level of funding for a consortium or region will reflect the combined total that the eligible entities comprising the consortium or region would have received if they had applied separately. For States within consortia or regions, no State will be permitted to receive less services or supports than it would have received under a previously held Deaf Blind State grant.
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Opportunity Summary:
This discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), falls under the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326T). The overall aim is to boost academic achievement and improve outcomes for children with disabilities by funding high-quality technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration efforts, sharing practical and usable information, and promoting activities grounded in scientifically based research. In this specific competition, the focus is on strengthening services and results for children who are deaf-blind through State-level TA projects and through a National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center dedicated to children who are deaf-blind.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means awardees should expect substantial involvement from the Department in carrying out the project, such as collaboration on project direction, deliverables, and performance reporting. The opportunity was posted July 1, 2013, with applications available the same day and a deadline to submit applications of August 15, 2013. The program anticipated around 55 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $11.6 million. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, meaning applicants are not required to contribute non-federal matching funds as a condition of the award.
A key feature of this competition is its flexible approach to organizing State deaf-blind technical assistance. For the State TA portion (referred to in the notice as Focus Area A), States have multiple ways to participate so that TA can be delivered efficiently while maintaining quality. An eligible applicant may apply as (1) a single State, (2) part of a multi-State consortium, or (3) part of a predefined regional project. The predefined regions align with the six OSEP Regional Resource Center regions, each grouping a set of States and territories: Region 1 (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT); Region 2 (DC, DE, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV); Region 3 (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, PR, TX, VI); Region 4 (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI); Region 5 (AZ, CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, SD, UT, WY); and Region 6 (AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, plus American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau). This structure is designed to give State educational agencies more options in how they access TA, while also supporting coordination across States when that approach makes sense.
The eligibility rules are broad, covering State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs) including public charter schools that qualify as LEAs under State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, freely associated States and outlying areas, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. However, for Focus Area A in particular, eligibility is tied to serving a defined State, consortium of States, or a predetermined region, reflecting the program design for how State deaf-blind TA will be organized and delivered.
The notice also addresses what happens if a State appears in more than one fundable application. If a State is included in multiple applications (for example, as part of a consortium and also in a regional application, or it submits its own single-State application), and more than one of those applications is determined to be fundable for that State, the State gets to choose which award structure it will participate in. The State cannot be funded under multiple awards at the same time. If a State opts out of the predetermined region approach because it is funded through a different structure, the regional award amount would be reduced accordingly. Funding levels for consortia or regions are intended to reflect the combined total the member States would have received if they had applied separately, and the notice emphasizes a service-protection principle: States participating within a consortium or region should not receive fewer services or supports than they would have received under a previously held Deaf-Blind State grant.
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the downloadable application package, and applicants were instructed to search by the numeric CFDA number only (84.326 rather than 84.326T). The Department explicitly stated that applications could not be submitted by email. The primary public reference point for authoritative requirements is the official Federal Register application notice, which contains the full details on priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, reporting expectations, and any pre-application or submission rules beyond what is summarized in the synopsis. For help with accessing or submitting the announcement, the notice lists a Grants.gov systems contact (Julius Cotton, 202-245-6288, EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov) and a program contact at the Department (Jo Ann McCann, 202-245-7434, JoAnn.McCann@ed.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), under the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326T).
2) What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program aims to boost academic achievement and improve outcomes for children with disabilities by funding high-quality technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration efforts, disseminating practical and usable information, and promoting activities grounded in scientifically based research.
3) What is the specific focus of this competition?
This competition focuses on strengthening services and results for children who are deaf-blind through (a) State-level technical assistance projects and (b) a National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center dedicated to children who are deaf-blind.
4) What type of award is being made?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
5) What does a cooperative agreement mean for awardees?
A cooperative agreement generally means recipients should expect substantial involvement from the Department in carrying out the project, such as collaboration on project direction, deliverables, and performance reporting.
6) When was the opportunity posted, and what was the application deadline?
The opportunity was posted on July 1, 2013. Applications were available on July 1, 2013, and the deadline to submit applications was August 15, 2013.
7) How many awards were anticipated and what was the estimated total funding?
The program anticipated approximately 55 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $11.6 million.
8) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal matching funds as a condition of the award.
9) What is Focus Area A?
Focus Area A refers to the State deaf-blind technical assistance (TA) portion of the competition. It supports a flexible approach to organizing State deaf-blind TA so services can be delivered efficiently while maintaining quality.
10) How can applicants participate in the State-level TA portion (Focus Area A)?
For Focus Area A, an eligible applicant may apply as: (1) a single State, (2) part of a multi-State consortium, or (3) part of a predefined regional project.
11) What are the predefined regions for Focus Area A?
The predefined regions align with the six OSEP Regional Resource Center regions, grouping States and territories as follows:
- Region 1: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
- Region 2: DC, DE, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
- Region 3: AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, OK, PR, TX, VI
- Region 4: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI
- Region 5: AZ, CO, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, SD, UT, WY
- Region 6: AK, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, WA, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau
12) Why does the competition offer multiple ways for States to participate?
The structure is intended to give State educational agencies more options in how they access technical assistance, while also supporting coordination across States when that approach makes sense.
13) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs) including public charter schools that qualify as LEAs under State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, freely associated States and outlying areas, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations.
14) Are there any eligibility considerations specific to Focus Area A?
Yes. For Focus Area A, eligibility is tied to serving a defined State, consortium of States, or a predetermined region, reflecting how State deaf-blind TA is designed to be organized and delivered under this competition.
15) What happens if a State is included in more than one application?
If a State is included in multiple applications and more than one of those applications is determined to be fundable for that State, the State chooses which award structure it will participate in.
16) Can a State be funded under multiple awards at the same time?
No. The notice states that a State cannot be funded under multiple awards at the same time.
17) What happens to a regional award if a State opts out because it is funded through another structure?
If a State opts out of the predetermined region approach because it is funded through a different structure, the regional award amount would be reduced accordingly.
18) How are funding levels intended to work for consortia or regions?
Funding levels for consortia or regions are intended to reflect the combined total the member States would have received if they had applied separately.
19) Will States receive fewer services if they join a consortium or region?
The notice emphasizes a service-protection principle: States participating within a consortium or region should not receive fewer services or supports than they would have received under a previously held Deaf-Blind State grant.
20) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the downloadable application package.
21) How should applicants find the application package in Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to search by the numeric CFDA number only (84.326 rather than 84.326T).
22) Could applications be submitted by email?
No. The Department explicitly stated that applications could not be submitted by email.
23) Where can applicants find the authoritative requirements for the competition?
The primary public reference point is the official Federal Register application notice, which contains the full details on priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, reporting expectations, and any additional pre-application or submission rules beyond the synopsis.
24) Who can applicants contact for Grants.gov submission or access issues?
For help with accessing or submitting the announcement via Grants.gov, the notice lists the Grants.gov systems contact as Julius Cotton at 202-245-6288 or EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov.
25) Who can applicants contact with program questions at the Department of Education?
The notice lists a program contact as Jo Ann McCann at 202-245-7434 or JoAnn.McCann@ed.gov.
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