Applications for New Awards; Braille Training Program

The mission of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is to improve early childhood, educational, and employment outcomes and raise expectations for all people with disabilities, their families, their communities, and the Nation. The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the Braille Training program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.235E. The Braille Training program will partner with States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education to provide information, material, equipment, and training in braille instruction. The support provided by the program will increase the knowledge and skills of personnel providing vocational rehabilitation services or educational services to youth and adults who are blind. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1820-0018.