The Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) program is the Department's primary vehicle under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for providing educators, policymakers, other service providers, and the parents and families of children with disabilities with information on effective practices for meeting the needs of children with disabilities and their families. The program makes competitive awards to provide technical assistance (TA), support model demonstration projects, disseminate useful information, and implement activities that are supported by scientific research. These awards are intended to improve services provided under the IDEA, including the practices of professionals and others involved in providing services that promote academic achievement and improve results for children with disabilities.
The TA&D centers build the capacity of states and local programs to implement evidence-based practices by:
- identifying emerging needs,
- developing high-quality products,
- providing effective technical assistance, and
- widely disseminating useful information.
The Center provides TA to support the social, emotional, and behavioral development of young children with developmental delays (ALN: 84.326B).
This Center provides TA to support postsecondary education and training for Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. (ALN: 84.326D)
Provides technical assistance to ensure transition-age students and youth with disabilities receive high-quality education services (ALN: 84.326E).
The National Assessment Center (Center) to address national, state, and local assessment issues related to students with disabilities (ALN: 84.326G).
This Center provides TA to support implementation and scaling up of evidence-based practices. (ALN: 84.326K)
These grants bridge the gap to demonstrate how to implement and sustain evidence-based practices in the field (ALN: 84.326M).
This Center supports State and local capacity to improve access by and full participation of young children with disabilities (ALN: 84.326P).
This Center provides TA to support schools and educators to address the needs of students who require intensive intervention (ALN: 84.326Q)
This Center provides sustained TA to SEAs to support them to effectively implement IDEA (ALN: 84.326R).
This TA Center helps SEAs and LEAs implement positive and safe school climates to respond to students' needs (ALN: 84.326S)
The Center provides TA and support to the State DeafBlind Projects and communities to address the needs of DeafBlind children (ALN: 84.326T).
This Center provides TA to improve the implementation of the range of dispute resolution options under IDEA (ALN: 84.326X).
This Center assists SEAs and LEAs implement and sustain evidence-based practices for students with significant cognitive disabilities (ALN: 84.326Y).