Deadline: 24 February 2014
United States Department of Education is accepting grant proposals on ‘Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities- Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel’ from IHEs, private nonprofit organizations. The main purpose of the grant program is to support programs that prepare special education, early intervention, and related services personnel at the graduate level who are well-qualified for, and can act effectively in, leadership positions in universities, State educational agencies (SEAs), lead agencies (LAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), early intervention services programs (EIS programs), or schools.
The program aims to help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education to work with children, including infants and toddlers, with disabilities; and ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research and experience, to be successful in serving those children.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs), private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.
- The proposal must demonstrate how the project addresses national,
- State, or regional needs for leadership personnel to administer programs or provide, or prepare others to provide, interventions and services that improve outcomes of children with disabilities, ages birth through 21, including high- need children with disabilities; how the project will recruit and support high-quality scholars and others.
- Applicant must have demonstrate a relationship with one or more high-need LEAs; publicly funded preschool programs, including Head Start programs, located within the geographic boundaries of a high-need LEA; or programs serving children eligible for services.
- The proposal must meet all the technical eligibilities and must be submitted electronically. Please check additional information for technical eligibility.
For more information, please visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number ED-GRANTS-011014-001.
