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Biennial Evaluation Report - FY 93-94

Chapter 311

Research in the Education of Individuals with Disabilities

(CFDA No. 84.023)

I. Program Profile

Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. 101-476, as amended, Part E, Sections 641-643 (20 U.S.C. 1441-1443) (expires September 30, 1995).

Purpose: The purposes of this program are (1) to advance and improve the knowledge base and improve the practice of professionals, parents, and others providing early intervention, special education, and related services, including professionals in regular education environments, to provide children with disabilities effective instruction and enable them to learn successfully; and (2) to support research, surveys, or demonstrations relating to physical education or recreation, including therapeutic recreation, for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.

Funding History

Fiscal Year Appropriation Fiscal Year Appropriation
1964 $2,000,000 1986 $16,269,000
1970 13,360,000 1987 18,000,000
1975 9,341,000 1988 17,233,000
1980 20,000,000 1989 17,026,000
1981 15,000,000 1990 19,825,000
1982 10,800,000 1991 20,174,000
1983 12,000,000 1992 21,000,000
1984 15,000,000 1993 20,635,000
1985 16,000,000 1994 20,635,000

II. Program Information and Analysis

Population Targeting

This research program is directed toward improving services for disabled infants, toddlers, children and youth, and providing key information to teachers, administrators, and stateholders for disabled students.

Services

The research program sponsors multiple research programs including: (1) Field Initiated Research; (2) Student Initiated Research; (3) Initial Career Awards Program; (4) Advancing and Improving the Research Base; (5) Directed Research Projects (e.g., increasing participation in general education development programs among youth with dasabilites; including children with disabilities as a part of systemic efforts to restructure schools).

Program Administration

The types of projects that may be supported under the program include, but are not limited to, research, development, and demonstration projects. In FY 1993, 82 new grants and contracts were awarded. Eligible applicants are State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public agencies and nonprofit private organizations. Profit-making organizations are allowed to receive awards only for contracts dealing with research related to physical education or recreation.

III. Sources of Information

  1. Intra-Departmental Reports, including: Individuals with Disabilites Education Act: Program Funded Activities, Fiscal Year 1993 (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, (OSEP), 1993).

  2. Program files.

IV. Planned Studies

Program staff are conducting focus groups to develop a national agenda for research (Part E). Once the agenda is completed, it will be used to foster strategic planning of activities in the future. Under an FY 1993 study, OSEP's Division of Innovation and Development was validating the targets and developing vehicles for their expanded dissemination to broader audiences.

V. Contacts for Further Information

Program Operations:
Doris Andres, (202) 205-8156

Program Studies:
Ann Nawaz, (202) 401-3630

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