Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Coordinating Center (84.407B)

The Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Coordinating Center is established through a cooperative agreement between the Department and institutions of higher education that offer inclusive comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities, including institutions participating in grants authorized under the Transition Programs for Students with Disabilities into Higher Education (TPSID). The Coordinating Center will build a valid and reliable knowledge base around program components often linked to postsecondary outcomes including, but not limited to: curricular and instructional interventions; academic advising structures; student assessment and credentialing processes; social and residential opportunities; and work and career development strategies.

Types of Activities

The Coordinating Center will provide:

1. recommendations related to the development of standards for such programs;
2. technical assistance for such programs; and
3. evaluations for such programs.

Types of Projects

TPSID projects will establish model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs that:

1. Serve as the technical assistance entity for all comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities;
2. Provide technical assistance regarding the development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of such programs;
3. Develop an evaluation protocol for such programs that includes qualitative and quantitative methodologies for measuring student outcomes and program strengths in the areas of academic enrichment, socialization, independent living, and competitive or supported employment;
4. Assist recipients of grants under TPSID in efforts to award a meaningful credential to students with intellectual disabilities upon the completion of such programs, which credential must take into consideration unique State factors;
5. Develop recommendations for the necessary components of such programs, such as:
   1. Academic, vocational, social, and independent living skills;
   2. Evaluation of student progress;
   3. Program administration and evaluation;
   4. Student eligibility; and
   5. Issues regarding the equivalency of a student’s participation in such programs to semester, trimester, quarter, credit, or clock hours at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the HEA), as the case may be;
6. Analyze possible funding streams for such programs and provide recommendations regarding the funding streams;
7. Develop model memoranda of agreement for use between or among institutions of higher education and State and local agencies providing funding for such programs;
8. Develop mechanisms for regular communication, outreach, and dissemination of information about comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities under subpart 2 between or among such programs and to families and prospective students; 
9. Host a meeting of all recipients of grants authorized under subpart 2 not less often than once each year; and
10. Convene a workgroup to develop and recommend model criteria, standards, and components of such programs as described in subparagraph (E), that are appropriate for the development of accreditation standards, which workgroup shall include:
    1. An expert in higher education;
    2. An expert in special education;
    3. A disability organization that represents students with intellectual disabilities;
    4. A representative from the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and
    5. A representative of a regional or national accreditation agency or association.

FY 2025 Funding

Total FY 2025 Combined TPSID and TPSID-CC Programs Appropriation: $13.8 million dollars
TPSID: $11,682,000
TPSID-CC: $2,000,000

Total Number of FY 2025 TPSID Program Awards: 27
Total Number of FY 2025 TPSID-CC Program Awards: 1

FY 2020 Funding

Total FY 2020 Combined TPSID and TPSID-CC Programs Appropriation: $11.8 million dollars
TPSID: $9,702,000
TPSID-CC: $2,000,000
Total Number of FY 2020 TPSID Program Awards: 22
Total Number of FY 2020 TPSID-CC Program Awards: 1

FY 2016 Funding

No new funding this fiscal year. Since FY 2015, only non-competing continuation (NCC) awards have been made.
Funding for NCCs: $2,000,000

FY 2015 Funding

$2,000,000 for one new award

FY 2014 Funding

No new funding this fiscal year. Since FY 2010, only non-competing continuation (NCC) awards have been made.
Funding for NCCs: $311,520

FY 2013 Funding

No new funding this fiscal year. Since FY 2010, only non-competing continuation (NCC) awards have been made.
Funding for NCCs: $311,524

FY 2012 Funding

No new funding this fiscal year. Since FY 2010, only non-competing continuation (NCC) awards have been made.
Funding for NCCs: $328,718

FY 2011 Funding

None. FY 2011 funds supported continuations only.
Funding for NCCs: $308,682

FY 2010 Funding

• Available Funds: $330,000
• Average Award: $330,000 (one grantee)

Legislation

20 USC 1140q(b)

Regulations

• There are no program-specific regulations for this program.
• Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

Guidance

• Fact Sheets:
  • Highlights of the Final Rule to Amend the Department of Justice’s Regulation Implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Highlights of the Final Rule to Amend the Department of Justice’s Regulation Implementing Title III of the ADA
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including changes made by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Eligibility

An entity, or a partnership of entities, that has demonstrated expertise in the fields of:

1. higher education;
2. the education of students with intellectual disabilities;
3. the development of comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities; and
4. evaluation and technical assistance.

Applicant Information

Federal Register Notice

FY 2025 Federal Register Notice for the TPSID-CC Program

Tips and Assistance

FY 2025 TPSID Program Pre-Application Webinar Slide Presentation

Organizations Must Register with SAM.gov and Grants.gov

The System for Award Management (SAM.gov) is a government-wide registry for organizations doing business with the Federal government. SAM.gov centralizes information about grant recipients and provides a central location for grant recipients to change organizational information. Grants.gov uses SAM.gov to establish organizational authority for its users and to provide unique entity identification numbers. SAM registration must be renewed annually. 

First, you must register with SAM.gov to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). The UEI is a 12-character alphanumeric identifier assigned to all entities (public and private companies, individuals, institutions, or organizations) to do business with the Federal Government. Organizations will also need to designate an E-Business Point of Contact (EBiz POC). It can take 7-10 business days to fully complete the registration process required for most funding opportunities. There is no fee for registering with SAM.gov.

 Grants.gov

After obtaining the UEI for the organization from SAM.gov, you must return to Grants.gov to continue registration. There is no fee for registering with Grants.gov. Your organization’s EBiz POC must:

• Create a Grants.gov account with the same email address as used in SAM.gov for EBiz POC, and 
• Add a profile with Grants.gov using the UEI obtained from SAM.gov.
• The EBiz POC can then delegate administrative roles to other users. Read the Help article, Manage Roles for Applicant for instructions. 
• Visit Learn Grants to find information about every phase of the grant management process, from applying and reporting to the award closeout.