CFDA Number: 84.324
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants, Cooperative Agreements
Also Known As: Special Education—Research and Innovation
to Improve Services and Results
for Children with Disabilities, Special Education—National Activities—
Research and Innovation
The objective of this program is to support scientifically rigorous research
contributing to the solution of specific early intervention and education problems
associated with children with disabilities.
Through research grants and cooperative agreements, a comprehensive research
program will address: the full range of issues facing children with disabilities,
parents of children with disabilities, school personnel, and others; and gaps
in scientific knowledge in order to improve special education
and early intervention services and results for infants, toddlers, and children
with disabilities.
Research competitions will focus on topics that span the age range from preschool
to postsecondary, which include both low and high incidence disabilities, and
that are designed to generate solutions to problems in areas such as assessment,
early intervention, behavior problems, language development, individualized education
programs, and postsecondary and secondary transitions.
Activities include applied and basic research in early intervention, special
education, and related services.
