Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 070214 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 070214 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS/OSEP Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities National Technical Assistance Center on Improving Transition to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with Disabilities" 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 2, 2014 and posted on Jul 2, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 18, 2014 Dates Applications Available July 2, 2014. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications August 18, 2014.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education State governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Special district governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments.
- Eligible Applicants SEAs LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law State VR agencies IHEs other public agencies private nonprofit organizations outlying areas freely associated States Indian tribes or tribal organizations and for profit organizations.
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Opportunity Summary:
This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education, specifically OSERS/OSEP, under the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program. The overall goal of the program is to improve academic achievement and long-term outcomes for children and youth with disabilities by funding efforts that deliver technical assistance, spread practical and research-based information, and support work grounded in scientifically based research. In this particular competition, the Department sought to fund a single National Technical Assistance Center focused on improving the transition of students with disabilities from secondary school into postsecondary education and employment.
The award mechanism is a discretionary cooperative agreement, which typically means the Department expects to be substantially involved in the project’s direction and oversight compared to a standard grant. The competition anticipated one award with an estimated total funding amount of $2,500,000, and the award ceiling was also listed as $2,500,000. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated in the opportunity summary, so applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
Eligibility was broad and designed to allow many types of organizations that work in education, disability services, and workforce transition to apply. Eligible applicants included State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs) including public charter schools that qualify as LEAs under State law, State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, outlying areas and freely associated States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. The listing also referenced various government entities (such as county and city governments and special district governments) and nonprofit categories, reflecting that a wide range of entities involved in transition services could compete, provided they met the detailed requirements laid out in the official Federal Register notice.
The opportunity was cataloged under CFDA 84.326E (within CFDA 84.326), and the funding opportunity number was ED-GRANTS-070214-001. Applications were made available on July 2, 2014, with a deadline to submit applications by August 18, 2014, and an archive date of September 17, 2014. The Department required electronic submission through Grants.gov only. Applicants were instructed to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it to Grants.gov for submission; applications could not be submitted by email. A small but important technical instruction in the notice was to search for the application package using CFDA 84.326 (without the alpha suffix), rather than searching for 84.326E.
At a practical level, the funded National Technical Assistance Center was intended to serve as a national resource to help improve how schools, colleges, VR agencies, and other partners support students with disabilities as they move into college and careers. While the synopsis does not list the specific required activities, performance measures, or priority language, it makes clear that the center’s work was expected to fit within OSEP’s technical assistance and dissemination mission: providing targeted support to the field, sharing usable tools and guidance, and promoting approaches backed by research to strengthen transition planning and outcomes in postsecondary education and employment.
For applicants and stakeholders who needed the official and complete requirements, the Department emphasized that the authoritative version is the Federal Register application notice, which includes the full details on eligibility, application requirements, priorities, performance measures, and contacts. The summary provided contact points for support, including assistance with accessing the announcement and Grants.gov systems (Julius Cotton at EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov, 202-245-6288) and the program manager contact (Selete Avoke, Selete.Avoke@ed.gov, 202-245-7260) at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Education funding opportunity under OSERS/OSEP, within the "Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities" program. It focuses on funding technical assistance and dissemination work grounded in scientifically based research to improve services and results for children and youth with disabilities.
2) What is the main goal of the program behind this competition?
The overarching program goal is to improve academic achievement and long-term outcomes for children and youth with disabilities by supporting efforts that deliver technical assistance, share practical and research-based information, and promote approaches grounded in scientifically based research.
3) What is the specific focus of this particular competition?
This competition sought to fund a single National Technical Assistance Center focused on improving the transition of students with disabilities from secondary school into postsecondary education and employment.
4) How many awards were expected?
The competition anticipated one award.
5) What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $2,500,000.
6) What was the award ceiling?
The award ceiling was listed as $2,500,000.
7) Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement was stated in the opportunity summary. Based on the summary provided, applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
8) What is the award mechanism?
The award mechanism is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
9) What does a "discretionary cooperative agreement" mean in practice?
In general, a cooperative agreement indicates the Department expects to be substantially involved in the project's direction and oversight compared to a standard grant. The summary specifically notes the Department's substantial involvement as a key feature of this mechanism.
10) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad. Eligible applicants included: State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that qualify as LEAs under State law; State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies; institutions of higher education (IHEs); other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas and freely associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
11) Are local government entities included in eligibility?
The eligibility listing referenced various government entities (including county and city governments and special district governments), indicating a wide range of public entities could be eligible, provided they meet the detailed requirements in the official Federal Register notice.
12) Can for-profit organizations apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations were included in the eligibility list.
13) Can Indian tribes or tribal organizations apply?
Yes. Indian tribes or tribal organizations were included in the eligibility list.
14) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity was cataloged under CFDA 84.326E (within CFDA 84.326).
15) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was ED-GRANTS-070214-001.
16) When were applications made available?
Applications were made available on July 2, 2014.
17) What was the application deadline?
The deadline to submit applications was August 18, 2014.
18) What was the archive date?
The archive date was September 17, 2014.
19) How were applications required to be submitted?
The Department required electronic submission through Grants.gov only.
20) Could applications be submitted by email?
No. The summary states applications could not be submitted by email.
21) What were the basic steps for submitting through Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it to Grants.gov for submission.
22) How should applicants search for the application package on Grants.gov?
A specific technical instruction was to search using CFDA 84.326 (without the alpha suffix), rather than searching for 84.326E.
23) What kinds of work was the National Technical Assistance Center expected to do?
While the synopsis does not list specific required activities, performance measures, or priority language, it indicates the center was expected to fit within OSEP's technical assistance and dissemination mission. That includes providing targeted support to the field, sharing usable tools and guidance, and promoting approaches backed by research to strengthen transition planning and outcomes in postsecondary education and employment.
24) Who were the intended users or partners of the Center's work?
The center was intended to serve as a national resource to help improve how schools, colleges, VR agencies, and other partners support students with disabilities as they move into college and careers.
25) Where can applicants find the official, complete requirements for applying?
The Department emphasized that the authoritative version is the Federal Register application notice, which includes full details on eligibility, application requirements, priorities, performance measures, and contacts.
26) Who can be contacted for help accessing the announcement or Grants.gov systems?
Support contact information included Julius Cotton at EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov and 202-245-6288.
27) Who is the program manager contact for this opportunity?
The program manager contact listed was Selete Avoke at Selete.Avoke@ed.gov and 202-245-7260, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.
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