State Personnel Development Grants (84.323A)

The purpose of the State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) program is to assist state educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services to improve results for children with disabilities.

A State educational agency (SEA) of one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or an outlying area (United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).

Note: Public Law 95-134, which permits the consolidation of grants to the outlying areas, does not apply to funds received under this competition.

FY25 Funding: $3,767,623 (Total) for an estimated 4 awards.

The Program Authority is 20 U.S.C. 1451-1455. 

FFY Application Abstract Form:

84.323A FFY2025 Informational Application Webinar

New SPDG Priority Informational Webinar

This recorded Webinar, Pathways to Becoming a Fully Certified Special Education Teacher – A New SPDG Priority, provides background information about grow your own, registered teacher apprenticeships, and teacher residency programs, all of which can be supported with an SPDG. Please note the updated link to the Department’s Raise the Bar Teacher Shortages page.

Jennifer Coffey
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4A220
Washington, DC 20202

Telephone: (202) 987-0150

Email: jennifer.coffey@ed.gov

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7–1–1.