Also Known As: Special Education—National Activities—Personnel Preparation
Program Description
The 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; and
- Ensure that those personnel are fully qualified, and possess the skills and knowledge that are needed to serve children with disabilities.
The Department is required to make competitive grants that support training activities in a few high priority areas, including:
- general personnel development and preparing beginning special educators,
- personnel serving children with low incidence disabilities, and
- leadership personnel.
These grants are typically 5 years in length.
- State educational agencies;
- state lead agencies under Part C of the IDEA;
- local educational agencies, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under state law;
- institutions of higher education;
- other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations;
- freely associated states and outlying areas;
- Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and
- for-profit organizations.
Grant Competitions
ALN | Status | Grant Title |
---|---|---|
84.325A | Closed | National Center for Improving Teacher and Leader Performance to Better Serve Children with Disabilities |
84.325B | Closed | National Center on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to Diversify the Workforce Serving Children With Disabilities |
84.325C | Closed | Early Childhood Personnel Equity Center |
84.325D | Open | Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel |
84.325E | Closed | National Center for Development and Dissemination of Digital Open Educational Resources that Translate Research to Practice for Building the Capacity of Personnel Serving Students with Disabilities |
84.325F | Closed | National Professional Development Enhancement Center |
84.325G | Closed | Professional Development Center: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
84.325H | Closed | Doctoral Training Consortia Associated With High-Intensity Needs |
84.325J | Closed | National Center to Enhance the Training of Personnel Who Share Responsibility for Improving Outcomes for Young Children with Disabilities (National Early Childhood Training Enhancement Center) |
84.325K | Open | Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children With Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs |
84.325L | Closed | Leadership Development Programs: Increasing the Capacity of Leaders to Improve Systems Serving Children With Disabilities |
84.325M | Open | Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions |
84.325N | Closed | Associate Degree Preservice Program Improvement Grants to Support Personnel Working with Young Children with Disabilities |
84.325P | Closed | Improving Retention of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel |
84.325Q | Closed | National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development |
84.325R | Closed | Preparation of Related Services Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs |
84.325S | Closed | Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to Effectively Serve Children with Disabilities and Their Families |
84.325T | Closed | Special Education Preservice Training Improvement Grants |
84.325V | Closed | Leadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities |
84.325X | Closed | Preservice Program Development Grants at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to Diversify Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities |
84.325Z | Closed | National Center for Supporting School Building and Early Intervention Program (EIP) Administrators to Effectively Implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Improve Systems Serving Children with Disabilities |
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 1461 and 1481 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Applicable Regulations
- The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
- The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485.
- The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
- The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 304.
The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.
Also Known As: Special Education—National Activities—Personnel Preparation
Program Description
The 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; and
- Ensure that those personnel are fully qualified, and possess the skills and knowledge that are needed to serve children with disabilities.
The Department is required to make competitive grants that support training activities in a few high priority areas, including:
- general personnel development and preparing beginning special educators,
- personnel serving children with low incidence disabilities, and
- leadership personnel.
These grants are typically 5 years in length.
- State educational agencies;
- state lead agencies under Part C of the IDEA;
- local educational agencies, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under state law;
- institutions of higher education;
- other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations;
- freely associated states and outlying areas;
- Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and
- for-profit organizations.
Grant Competitions
ALN | Status | Grant Title |
---|---|---|
84.325A | Closed | National Center for Improving Teacher and Leader Performance to Better Serve Children with Disabilities |
84.325B | Closed | National Center on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to Diversify the Workforce Serving Children With Disabilities |
84.325C | Closed | Early Childhood Personnel Equity Center |
84.325D | Open | Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel |
84.325E | Closed | National Center for Development and Dissemination of Digital Open Educational Resources that Translate Research to Practice for Building the Capacity of Personnel Serving Students with Disabilities |
84.325F | Closed | National Professional Development Enhancement Center |
84.325G | Closed | Professional Development Center: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
84.325H | Closed | Doctoral Training Consortia Associated With High-Intensity Needs |
84.325J | Closed | National Center to Enhance the Training of Personnel Who Share Responsibility for Improving Outcomes for Young Children with Disabilities (National Early Childhood Training Enhancement Center) |
84.325K | Open | Preparation of Early Intervention and Special Education Personnel Serving Children With Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs |
84.325L | Closed | Leadership Development Programs: Increasing the Capacity of Leaders to Improve Systems Serving Children With Disabilities |
84.325M | Open | Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions |
84.325N | Closed | Associate Degree Preservice Program Improvement Grants to Support Personnel Working with Young Children with Disabilities |
84.325P | Closed | Improving Retention of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel |
84.325Q | Closed | National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development |
84.325R | Closed | Preparation of Related Services Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities Who Have High-Intensity Needs |
84.325S | Closed | Preservice Improvement Enhancement Grants to Support Related Service Providers to Effectively Serve Children with Disabilities and Their Families |
84.325T | Closed | Special Education Preservice Training Improvement Grants |
84.325V | Closed | Leadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities |
84.325X | Closed | Preservice Program Development Grants at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and Other Minority Serving Institutions to Diversify Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities |
84.325Z | Closed | National Center for Supporting School Building and Early Intervention Program (EIP) Administrators to Effectively Implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Improve Systems Serving Children with Disabilities |
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 1461 and 1481 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Applicable Regulations
- The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
- The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485.
- The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3474.
- The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 304.
The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.