The Personnel Development to Improve Services for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Preparation) program helps meet state-identified needs for adequate numbers of fully certified personnel to serve children with disabilities by supporting competitive awards to:
- Provide research-based training and professional development to prepare special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education personnel to work with children with disabilities
- Ensure that those personnel are fully qualified, and possess the skills and knowledge that are needed to serve children with disabilities.
The purpose of the Associate Degree Preservice Program Improvement Grants To Support Personnel Working With Young Children With Disabilities grant is to fund Associate Degree preservice improvement programs to support personnel working with young children with disabilities to achieve, at a minimum, the following expected outcomes:
- Increased capacity of community college faculty to design and deliver curriculum content that prepares associate degree students to work with young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and from racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations, and support their full and equitable participation, development, and learning in early childhood programs.
- Increased number of early childhood program personnel with associate degrees who have the competencies to work with young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and from racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations, and support their full and equitable participation, development, and learning in early childhood programs.
- Increased collaboration between 4-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) and community colleges to support articulation agreements and career pathways in early intervention and early childhood special education, to increase the number of associate degree graduates who enter bachelor's degree programs.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are IHEs and private nonprofit organizations that have legal authority to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with the Federal government on behalf of an IHE.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing:
- proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
- a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual;
- a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or
- any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
Applicant Information
FY 2023 Grantees
| Grant Award Number | Grantee | City | State | Award Amount |
| H325N230001 | University of Washington | Seattle | WA | $196,019.00 |
| H325N230002 | University of Colorado Denver | Aurora | CO | $199,796.00 |
| H325N230003 | The University of Toledo | Toledo | OH | $199,431.00 |
| H325N230004 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | OH | $199,940.29 |
| H325N230005 | San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego | CA | $200,000.00 |
| H325N230008 | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | $200,000.00 |
| H325N230011 | RFCUNY on behalf of Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York | NY | $100,000.00 |
| H325N230012 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | VA | $195,916.00 |
| H325N230013 | University of Hawaii | Honolulu | HI | $199,972.00 |
| H325N230014 | Board of Regents NSHE OBO the University of Nevada Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV | $197,293.00 |
| H325N230019 | University of Connecticut Health Center | Farmington | CT | $200,000.00 |
The Personnel Development to Improve Services for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Preparation) program helps meet state-identified needs for adequate numbers of fully certified personnel to serve children with disabilities by supporting competitive awards to:
- Provide research-based training and professional development to prepare special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education personnel to work with children with disabilities
- Ensure that those personnel are fully qualified, and possess the skills and knowledge that are needed to serve children with disabilities.
The purpose of the Associate Degree Preservice Program Improvement Grants To Support Personnel Working With Young Children With Disabilities grant is to fund Associate Degree preservice improvement programs to support personnel working with young children with disabilities to achieve, at a minimum, the following expected outcomes:
- Increased capacity of community college faculty to design and deliver curriculum content that prepares associate degree students to work with young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and from racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations, and support their full and equitable participation, development, and learning in early childhood programs.
- Increased number of early childhood program personnel with associate degrees who have the competencies to work with young children with disabilities and their families, including those who are multilingual and from racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations, and support their full and equitable participation, development, and learning in early childhood programs.
- Increased collaboration between 4-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) and community colleges to support articulation agreements and career pathways in early intervention and early childhood special education, to increase the number of associate degree graduates who enter bachelor's degree programs.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are IHEs and private nonprofit organizations that have legal authority to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with the Federal government on behalf of an IHE.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing:
- proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
- a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual;
- a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or
- any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
Applicant Information
FY 2023 Grantees
| Grant Award Number | Grantee | City | State | Award Amount |
| H325N230001 | University of Washington | Seattle | WA | $196,019.00 |
| H325N230002 | University of Colorado Denver | Aurora | CO | $199,796.00 |
| H325N230003 | The University of Toledo | Toledo | OH | $199,431.00 |
| H325N230004 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | OH | $199,940.29 |
| H325N230005 | San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego | CA | $200,000.00 |
| H325N230008 | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | NC | $200,000.00 |
| H325N230011 | RFCUNY on behalf of Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York | NY | $100,000.00 |
| H325N230012 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond | VA | $195,916.00 |
| H325N230013 | University of Hawaii | Honolulu | HI | $199,972.00 |
| H325N230014 | Board of Regents NSHE OBO the University of Nevada Las Vegas | Las Vegas | NV | $197,293.00 |
| H325N230019 | University of Connecticut Health Center | Farmington | CT | $200,000.00 |