Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 080911 001
Apply for ED GRANTS 080911 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities (TM Services) Programs Postsecondary Education Center for Individuals who are Deaf CFDA Number 84.326D" 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 Aug 9, 2011 and posted on Aug 9, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 8, 2011 Applications Available August 9, 2011. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications September 8, 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 $4,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) State governments Special district governments County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) For profit organizations other than small businesses City or township governments Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Eligible Applicants SEAs LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law IHEs other public agencies private nonprofit organizations outlying areas freely associated States Indian tribes or tribal organizations and for profit organizations. Note Eligible applicants may form consortia that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 75.127 to 75.129 to apply under this competition. The Secretary views the formation of consortia as an effective and efficient strategy to address the requirements of this priority.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities (TM Services) Programs competition for a Postsecondary Education Center for Individuals who are Deaf (CFDA 84.326D) was a U.S. Department of Education discretionary grant opportunity, offered as a cooperative agreement. In practical terms, this means the federal program office expected to have an active role in shaping or overseeing key parts of the project rather than simply issuing funds and receiving periodic reports. The announcement provided a synopsis of the official Federal Register notice and repeatedly emphasized that applicants needed to rely on the Federal Register version for the controlling requirements, including priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, and any pre-application or submission rules.
The funding for this competition was supported by three related federal programs working together: Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TAD), Personnel Development, and Technology and Media Services (TM Services). The TAD Program focus is broad and improvement-oriented: raise academic achievement and results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance, supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and grounding activities in scientifically based research. The Personnel Development Program is aimed at the workforce side of special education and related services, helping states meet identified needs for highly qualified personnel across special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education, and ensuring those personnel are trained in practices that research and experience show are effective. The TM Services Program then ties the effort to tools and content, promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology, supporting educational media services that are valuable in classroom settings for children with disabilities, and funding captioning and video description suitable for classroom use. Although the competition title centers on a postsecondary education center for individuals who are deaf, the underlying statutory program purposes described in the notice are framed around improving outcomes for children with disabilities, which is why the announcement highlights technical assistance, capacity-building, and accessible media infrastructure as core themes.
From an applicant’s perspective, the opportunity was sizable but very limited in the number of awards. The Department anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $4,000,000 and an award ceiling of $4,000,000, and it specified that there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The funding opportunity number was ED-GRANTS-080911-001. The posting date and application availability date were August 9, 2011, with an application transmittal deadline of September 8, 2011, and an archive date of October 8, 2011. Because only one award was expected, the competition was essentially selecting a single national or central project to carry out the center’s work under the cooperative agreement structure.
Eligibility was broad and covered many types of entities typically involved in education and disability services. Eligible applicants included State Educational Agencies (SEAs), Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) including public charter schools treated as LEAs under state law, institutions of higher education (both public/state-controlled and private), other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits), outlying areas and freely associated states, Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. The notice also encouraged the use of consortia, referencing the federal rules at 34 CFR 75.127 to 75.129, and described consortia as an efficient strategy for meeting the priority’s requirements. This is a signal that the Department expected multi-organization collaboration, such as partnerships between universities, deaf-serving programs, state or local agencies, and organizations with specialized capacity in accessible media, captioning, and technical assistance.
Applications were required to be submitted through Grants.gov rather than by email. Applicants were instructed to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it through Grants.gov, and the notice explicitly stated that an electronic copy could not be emailed to the Department. A small but important technical instruction was included for searching the application package: applicants had to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix, meaning they should search for 84.326 rather than 84.326D to locate the correct package in the system. The announcement also pointed readers to free online access to the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access, reinforcing that the short synopsis was not a substitute for the official notice.
Finally, the notice provided points of contact for both technical access issues and programmatic questions. For help accessing the announcement electronically, it listed Julius Cotton, ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Administrator, with a phone number and email. For program questions, it listed the program manager, Louise Tripoli, at the U.S. Department of Education, including office address, phone number, and email.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity was the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities (TM Services) Programs competition for a Postsecondary Education Center for Individuals who are Deaf (CFDA 84.326D), offered by the U.S. Department of Education as a discretionary grant.
2) What kind of award was it (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
It was offered as a cooperative agreement. That means the Department expected to have an active role in shaping or overseeing key parts of the project rather than only issuing funds and receiving periodic reports.
3) What does the Department mean by saying the Federal Register notice is controlling?
The synopsis emphasized that applicants needed to rely on the official Federal Register version for the controlling requirements. This includes the authoritative priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, and any pre-application or submission rules.
4) What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number referenced was 84.326D.
5) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number was ED-GRANTS-080911-001.
6) How much funding was available?
The estimated total funding amount was $4,000,000, and the award ceiling was also $4,000,000.
7) How many awards did the Department expect to make?
The Department anticipated making one award. In practical terms, the competition was selecting a single national or central project to carry out the center's work.
8) Was cost sharing or a match required?
No. The notice specified there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
9) What were the key dates for the competition?
- Posting date and application availability date: August 9, 2011
- Application transmittal deadline: September 8, 2011
- Archive date: October 8, 2011
10) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included:
- State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
- Local Educational Agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools treated as LEAs under state law
- Institutions of higher education (public/state-controlled and private)
- Other public agencies
- Private nonprofit organizations (including 501(c)(3) and certain non-501(c)(3) nonprofits)
- Outlying areas and freely associated states
- Indian tribes and tribal organizations
- For-profit organizations
11) Were consortia allowed or encouraged?
Yes. The notice encouraged the use of consortia and referenced the federal rules at 34 CFR 75.127 to 75.129. It described consortia as an efficient strategy for meeting the priority's requirements.
12) Why did the notice emphasize collaboration and consortia?
The notice signaled an expectation of multi-organization collaboration (for example, partnerships among universities, deaf-serving programs, state or local agencies, and organizations with specialized capacity in accessible media, captioning, and technical assistance).
13) Which federal programs were described as supporting this competition?
The competition was supported by three related federal programs working together:
- Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TAD)
- Personnel Development
- Technology and Media Services (TM Services)
14) What is the focus of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TAD) Program as described?
The TAD Program focus was described as raising academic achievement and results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance, supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and grounding activities in scientifically based research.
15) What is the focus of the Personnel Development Program as described?
The Personnel Development Program was described as helping states meet identified needs for highly qualified personnel across special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education, and ensuring training in practices that research and experience show are effective.
16) What is the focus of the Technology and Media Services (TM Services) Program as described?
The TM Services Program was described as promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; supporting educational media services valuable in classroom settings for children with disabilities; and funding captioning and video description suitable for classroom use.
17) If the competition is for a postsecondary education center for individuals who are deaf, why does the notice talk about children with disabilities?
The statutory program purposes described in the notice were framed around improving outcomes for children with disabilities. The announcement highlighted technical assistance, capacity-building, and accessible media infrastructure as core themes, even though the competition title centers on a postsecondary education center for individuals who are deaf.
18) How were applications required to be submitted?
Applications were required to be submitted through Grants.gov. Applicants were instructed to download the application package, complete it offline, and upload it through Grants.gov.
19) Could applicants email an electronic copy of the application to the Department?
No. The notice explicitly stated that an electronic copy could not be emailed to the Department.
20) How should applicants search for the application package in Grants.gov?
Applicants were instructed to search by the CFDA number without the alpha suffix. In other words, they should search for 84.326 rather than 84.326D to locate the correct package.
21) Where did the notice point applicants for free online access to the Federal Register and CFR?
The announcement pointed readers to free online access via GPO Access for the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations.
22) Who could be contacted for technical help accessing the announcement electronically?
The notice listed Julius Cotton, ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Administrator, and provided a phone number and email for technical access issues.
23) Who could be contacted for program questions?
The notice listed the program manager, Louise Tripoli, at the U.S. Department of Education, including an office address, phone number, and email for programmatic questions.
24) What parts of the requirements were repeatedly flagged as needing to be checked in the official Federal Register notice?
The synopsis repeatedly emphasized that priorities, selection criteria, performance measures, and any pre-application or submission rules must be taken from the official Federal Register notice as the controlling source.
25) What does it mean that the competition was a discretionary grant opportunity?
It means the funding was awarded competitively under a Department of Education discretionary program, rather than being a formula allocation.
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