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 Improving Retention of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel grant is to fund programs to achieve, at a minimum, the following expected outcomes:
- Increased capacity of State, regional, and local systems to develop, implement, evaluate, scale-up, and sustain comprehensive retention plans that use evidence-based policies and practices to address identified factors contributing to low retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel. Such a plan might include mentorship or induction programs, career pathways programs, recognition and incentive programs, competitive compensation, service scholarships, or student loan repayment for continued service.
- Increased capacity of State, regional, and local systems to evaluate their comprehensive retention plans and how the plans are implemented.
- Increased capacity of State, regional, and local systems to effectively partner with a broad range of stakeholder groups—including, but not limited to, the business community, personnel preparation programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs), parent training and information centers (PTIs), and other community-based organizations—needed to develop, implement, evaluate, scale-up, and sustain comprehensive retention plans that improve retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel.
- Improved retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel.
FY 2021 Funding
Estimated Available Funds: $2,250,000
Maximum Award Ceiling: $750,000 for a project period of 36 months for applications addressing the retention of either special education teachers or early intervention personnel.
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Eligibility
State educational agencies (SEAs) and Part C lead agencies (LAs).
Applicant Information
FY 2021 Grantees
| Grant Award Number | Grantee | City | State | Award Amount |
| H325P210001 | Government of the Marshall Islands | Majuro | MH | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210002 | Federated States of Micronesia Department of Education | Pohnpei | FM | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210003 | Virginia Department of Education | Richmond | VA | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210005 | WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Olympia | WA | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210007 | Colorado Department of Human Services | Denver | CO | $70,286.00 |
| H325P210009 | Nebraska Department of Education | Lincoln | NE | $225,804.00 |
FY 2020 Grantees
| Grant Award Number | Grantee | City | State | Award Amount |
| H325P200003 | Georgia Department of Education | Atlanta | GA | $500,000.00 |
| H325P200005 | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Austin | TX | $250,000.00 |
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 Improving Retention of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel grant is to fund programs to achieve, at a minimum, the following expected outcomes:
- Increased capacity of State, regional, and local systems to develop, implement, evaluate, scale-up, and sustain comprehensive retention plans that use evidence-based policies and practices to address identified factors contributing to low retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel. Such a plan might include mentorship or induction programs, career pathways programs, recognition and incentive programs, competitive compensation, service scholarships, or student loan repayment for continued service.
- Increased capacity of State, regional, and local systems to evaluate their comprehensive retention plans and how the plans are implemented.
- Increased capacity of State, regional, and local systems to effectively partner with a broad range of stakeholder groups—including, but not limited to, the business community, personnel preparation programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs), parent training and information centers (PTIs), and other community-based organizations—needed to develop, implement, evaluate, scale-up, and sustain comprehensive retention plans that improve retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel.
- Improved retention of special education teachers and early intervention personnel.
FY 2021 Funding
Estimated Available Funds: $2,250,000
Maximum Award Ceiling: $750,000 for a project period of 36 months for applications addressing the retention of either special education teachers or early intervention personnel.
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Eligibility
State educational agencies (SEAs) and Part C lead agencies (LAs).
Applicant Information
FY 2021 Grantees
| Grant Award Number | Grantee | City | State | Award Amount |
| H325P210001 | Government of the Marshall Islands | Majuro | MH | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210002 | Federated States of Micronesia Department of Education | Pohnpei | FM | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210003 | Virginia Department of Education | Richmond | VA | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210005 | WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Olympia | WA | $250,000.00 |
| H325P210007 | Colorado Department of Human Services | Denver | CO | $70,286.00 |
| H325P210009 | Nebraska Department of Education | Lincoln | NE | $225,804.00 |
FY 2020 Grantees
| Grant Award Number | Grantee | City | State | Award Amount |
| H325P200003 | Georgia Department of Education | Atlanta | GA | $500,000.00 |
| H325P200005 | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Austin | TX | $250,000.00 |