Eligibility
For Profit Organizations
Freely Associated States and Outlying Areas
Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs)
Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Non-Profit Organizations
Other Public Agencies
Public Charter Schools Considered LEAs by Law
State Educational Agencies (SEAs)
The purpose of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (ETechM2 Program) is to improve results for children with disabilities by:
- promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology;
- supporting educational activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom for children with disabilities;
- providing support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and
- providing accessible educational materials to children with disabilities in a timely manner.
The purpose of this grant is to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a national Center on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for Young Children with Disabilities to achieve, at a minimum, the following expected outcomes:
- Expanded body of knowledge on implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) for early STEM learning that integrates STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed evidence-based STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, within learning opportunities to support all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse in developing STEM concepts.
- Increased capacity of faculty in institutions of higher education (IHEs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), to integrate STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed evidence-based STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, within programs of study to prepare an early childhood workforce with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies to support STEM learning for all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse.
- Increased capacity of early childhood PD providers in State and local early childhood systems to integrate STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed evidence-based STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, into their PD to build competence in the early childhood workforce to support STEM learning for all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse.
- Increased capacity of early childhood personnel to integrate STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, into supports and services provided to all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse.
- Increased capacity of families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse, to integrate developmentally appropriate STEM learning opportunities into everyday routines, including through the use of technology and art.
Eligibility
Under section 1473, the term "eligible entity" has the meaning given the term in section 1461(b) of IDEA:
- State educational agency (SEA)
- Local education agency (LEA)
- Public charter school that is a local education agency under State law
- Institution of higher education (IHE)
- Public agency not described in subparagraphs (A) through (D)
- Private nonprofit organization
- Outlying area
- Indian Tribe or a Tribal organization (as defined under section 5304 of title 25)
- For-profit organization, if the Secretary finds it appropriate in light of the purposes of a particular competition for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part.
Note: The Secretary may limit which eligible entities described above are eligible for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part to 1 or more of the categories of eligible entities described in paragraph 1 of this section.
FY 2023 Grantee
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMIE) Center
The purpose of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (ETechM2 Program) is to improve results for children with disabilities by:
- promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology;
- supporting educational activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom for children with disabilities;
- providing support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and
- providing accessible educational materials to children with disabilities in a timely manner.
The purpose of this grant is to fund a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a national Center on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for Young Children with Disabilities to achieve, at a minimum, the following expected outcomes:
- Expanded body of knowledge on implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) for early STEM learning that integrates STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed evidence-based STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, within learning opportunities to support all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse in developing STEM concepts.
- Increased capacity of faculty in institutions of higher education (IHEs), including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), to integrate STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed evidence-based STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, within programs of study to prepare an early childhood workforce with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies to support STEM learning for all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse.
- Increased capacity of early childhood PD providers in State and local early childhood systems to integrate STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed evidence-based STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, into their PD to build competence in the early childhood workforce to support STEM learning for all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse.
- Increased capacity of early childhood personnel to integrate STEM learning trajectories and inclusive and culturally and linguistically informed STEM instructional methods and practices, including through the use of technology and art, into supports and services provided to all young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse.
- Increased capacity of families, including those who are multilingual and racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse, to integrate developmentally appropriate STEM learning opportunities into everyday routines, including through the use of technology and art.
Eligibility
Under section 1473, the term "eligible entity" has the meaning given the term in section 1461(b) of IDEA:
- State educational agency (SEA)
- Local education agency (LEA)
- Public charter school that is a local education agency under State law
- Institution of higher education (IHE)
- Public agency not described in subparagraphs (A) through (D)
- Private nonprofit organization
- Outlying area
- Indian Tribe or a Tribal organization (as defined under section 5304 of title 25)
- For-profit organization, if the Secretary finds it appropriate in light of the purposes of a particular competition for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part.
Note: The Secretary may limit which eligible entities described above are eligible for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part to 1 or more of the categories of eligible entities described in paragraph 1 of this section.
FY 2023 Grantee
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The STEM Innovation for Inclusion in Early Education (STEMIE) Center