Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 041311 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 041311 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel CFDA Number 84.325D" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.325 Special Education Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 13, 2011 and posted on Apr 13, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 31, 2011 Applicatons Avaiable April 13, 2011. Deadl9ine for Transmittal of Applications May 31, 2011.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $4,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Private institutions of higher education.
- Eligible Applicants Institutions of higher education (IHEs).
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Opportunity Summary:
This opportunity is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education under the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program, specifically the track focused on the preparation of special education, early intervention, and related services leadership personnel (CFDA 84.325D). The program’s core aim is to strengthen the pipeline of highly qualified professionals who can lead and improve systems that serve children with disabilities, including infants and toddlers. In practical terms, the grant is meant to help states address documented workforce needs by supporting training and preparation efforts that build advanced expertise in special education, early intervention, related services, and relevant aspects of regular education. A key emphasis is that funded preparation should be grounded in scientifically based research and informed by practice-based experience, so that graduates are not only credentialed, but also genuinely prepared to succeed in real service settings.
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, including public and state-controlled institutions as well as private institutions of higher education. The funding instrument is a grant, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, which can reduce barriers for universities that may not have access to nonfederal matching funds. The competition anticipated making about 18 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $4.5 million. The listed award ceiling is $250,000, indicating that individual projects were expected to operate at a modest scale, often consistent with focused leadership preparation programs, targeted cohort models, or specialized training initiatives housed within university departments or colleges of education.
The application timeline in the notice indicates the application package became available on April 13, 2011, with a deadline for transmittal of applications on May 31, 2011, and an archive date of June 30, 2011. Applicants were directed to submit electronically through Grants.gov. The instructions stress that applications cannot be submitted by email and must be uploaded via the Grants.gov Apply workflow after downloading and completing the application package offline. Applicants were also cautioned to search for the application package using the base CFDA number (84.325) rather than the suffixed variant (84.325D), which is a common Grants.gov detail that can cause confusion if not followed.
The announcement also notes that the short description provided is only a synopsis and that the controlling requirements are in the official Federal Register notice. That official notice is where applicants would find the full eligibility details (including any competitive preference priorities or absolute priorities), required application components, submission rules, performance measures, and programmatic expectations. For access issues or administrative support with Grants.gov, the notice lists a systems contact (Julius Cotton), and it identifies a program manager (Patricia Gonzalez) at the Department of Education as the program contact for substantive questions. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a federal investment in university-based leadership preparation designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of services for children with disabilities by developing leaders who can apply research-based methods and drive improvements across special education and early intervention systems.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education under the "Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities" program. The specific track described focuses on preparing leadership personnel in special education, early intervention, and related services (CFDA 84.325D).
2) What is the primary purpose of the program?
The core aim is to strengthen the pipeline of highly qualified professionals who can lead and improve systems serving children with disabilities, including infants and toddlers. The grant is intended to support training and preparation efforts that build advanced expertise and help address documented workforce needs.
3) What kinds of professionals is this funding meant to prepare?
The focus is on preparing leadership personnel in special education, early intervention, and related services, and it also references relevant aspects of regular education connected to serving children with disabilities.
4) What is emphasized about how training and preparation should be designed?
The announcement emphasizes that funded preparation should be grounded in scientifically based research and informed by practice-based experience. The intent is for graduates to be both properly credentialed and genuinely prepared to succeed in real service settings.
5) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education (IHEs), including public and state-controlled institutions, as well as private institutions of higher education.
6) What is the funding instrument?
The funding instrument is a grant.
7) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed in the provided opportunity information.
8) How many awards were expected to be made?
The competition anticipated making about 18 awards.
9) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $4.5 million.
10) What is the maximum award amount per project?
The listed award ceiling is $250,000.
11) What scale of project does this opportunity seem to support?
Based on the award ceiling, individual projects were expected to operate at a modest scale, often consistent with focused leadership preparation programs, targeted cohort models, or specialized training initiatives housed within university departments or colleges of education.
12) When did the application package become available?
The application package became available on April 13, 2011.
13) What was the deadline to submit an application?
The deadline for transmittal of applications was May 31, 2011.
14) What is the archive date listed for the opportunity?
The archive date is June 30, 2011.
15) How were applicants required to submit applications?
Applicants were directed to submit electronically through Grants.gov.
16) Can applications be submitted by email?
No. The instructions stress that applications cannot be submitted by email and must be uploaded through the Grants.gov Apply workflow.
17) What are the basic steps described for submitting through Grants.gov?
The notice indicates applicants should download the application package, complete it offline, and then upload it through the Grants.gov Apply process.
18) What CFDA number should be used to find the application package on Grants.gov?
Applicants were cautioned to search using the base CFDA number 84.325 rather than the suffixed variant 84.325D, since using the suffix can cause confusion when locating the package.
19) Is the short description in the announcement the official set of requirements?
No. The announcement notes that the short description is only a synopsis. The controlling requirements are in the official Federal Register notice.
20) Where can applicants find full eligibility details and requirements?
The official Federal Register notice is identified as the controlling source for full eligibility details and other requirements, including any absolute priorities or competitive preference priorities, required application components, submission rules, performance measures, and program expectations.
21) Who is the Grants.gov systems contact listed for access or administrative support?
The notice lists Julius Cotton as the systems contact for Grants.gov access issues or administrative support.
22) Who is the program contact for substantive questions about the opportunity?
The opportunity identifies Patricia Gonzalez as the Department of Education program manager for substantive questions.
23) In practical terms, what problem is this grant trying to address?
It is meant to help states address documented workforce needs by supporting university-based training and preparation efforts that build advanced expertise and develop leaders who can improve special education and early intervention systems for children with disabilities.
24) What is the overall intent of the federal investment described?
Overall, the opportunity is described as a federal investment in leadership preparation designed to improve the quality and effectiveness of services for children with disabilities by developing leaders who can apply research-based methods and drive systems improvements.
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