Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Leadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities CFDA 84.325V | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity, titled "Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities: Leadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities" (CFDA 84.325V), is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to strengthen the pipeline of highly qualified professionals who can serve infants, toddlers, and school-aged children with disabilities, with a specific emphasis on leadership preparation related to sensory disabilities. The program is part of the Department's broader personnel development efforts in special education and related fields, and it focuses on improving both services and outcomes for children with disabilities by investing in advanced training and leadership capacity.

At the core of the program is a two-part purpose. First, it aims to help address state-identified needs for highly qualified personnel across special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education settings. In practical terms, the federal government is trying to support states in filling persistent staffing gaps and strengthening expertise in the workforce that serves children with disabilities. Second, it emphasizes that these personnel must be equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to be effective, and that this preparation should be grounded in practices supported by scientifically based research as well as professional experience. In other words, the program is not only about increasing the number of trained professionals, but also about ensuring that their preparation reflects evidence-based practice and produces real-world competence.

The funding mechanism for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which generally signals a more active role for the Department of Education in the project compared with a standard grant. Cooperative agreements often involve substantial federal involvement during the period of performance, such as collaboration on project direction, deliverables, or evaluation expectations. The opportunity was expected to result in a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,000,000 and an award ceiling of $1,000,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed, which means applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award, although applicants may still choose to leverage other resources to strengthen their proposal.

Eligibility is centered on institutions of higher education (IHEs), including both public/state-controlled and private institutions of higher education. The listing also references "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," but the eligibility information provided in the synopsis clearly indicates IHEs as eligible applicants. This aligns with the leadership preparation focus, since universities and colleges are typically the entities that develop and deliver graduate-level preparation programs, advanced credentials, and leadership training in special education and related disciplines, including those serving individuals with sensory disabilities.

From an application logistics standpoint, the Department required electronic submission through the e-Application system, accessed via the Department's e-Grants portal (http://e-grants.ed.gov). The notice highlights an important restriction: applicants may not submit an electronic copy of the application by email. Instead, the application data must be entered and submitted through the official online system, where the information is saved into a database as the applicant completes the forms and narrative components. For this particular competition cycle (FY 2009), applications became available on July 23, 2009, and the deadline for transmittal of applications was August 24, 2009. The posting date and creation date were both July 23, 2009, and the archive date was September 23, 2009, indicating this was a time-limited competition that has since closed.

The synopsis repeatedly notes that it is not the full legal notice and that applicants should rely on the official version published in the Federal Register for complete and authoritative details. That Federal Register notice would include the specific priorities, required project components, performance measures, selection criteria, application formatting rules, and any pre-application requirements. It would also provide the definitive guidance on submission instructions and program expectations, which is critical because discretionary grant competitions often hinge on precise compliance with formatting, page limits, mandatory assurances, and evidence or evaluation requirements.

For support and questions, the announcement provides two key contacts. For technical issues accessing the full announcement or using the submission system, applicants were directed to Julius Cotton, an ED Grants.gov/FIND systems administrator, reachable by phone at 202-245-6140 and by email at julius.cotton@ed.gov. For programmatic questions, the program manager listed is Glinda Hill at the U.S. Department of Education, located at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4063, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2550, with telephone number 202-245-7376. These contacts reflect the typical split between technical submission help and substantive program guidance.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a targeted federal investment in university-led preparation of leaders specializing in sensory disabilities, intended to strengthen the capacity of states and service systems to deliver effective, evidence-based supports to children with disabilities. It combines a workforce development mission with an explicit emphasis on research-informed practice and leadership preparation, using a cooperative agreement structure and a single, relatively large award to support a major training initiative.

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