Special Education - State Personnel Development

 

To assist State educational agencies in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational and transition services, to improve results for children with disabilities. As used in this program, "personnel" means special education teachers, regular education teachers, principals, administrators, related services personnel, paraprofessionals, and early intervention personnel serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or children with disabilities, except where a particular category of personnel, such as related services personnel, is identified.

Active 84.323 Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education B - Project Grants Not applicable. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended, Part D, Subpart 1, Section 651-655, 20 U.S.C. 1451-1455 State Educational Agencies. A State educational agency of one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the outlying areas (U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) may apply. Infants and toddlers with disabilities as defined in the IDEA and their families, and children with disabilities as defined in the IDEA and their parents benefit from this program. Contact program office. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in their State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The regulations in 34 C.F.R. Part 80 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments) implement OMB Circular A-102. The standard application forms as furnished by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services must be used for this program. Information about submitting applications for this program can be found in the Notice Inviting Applications for this program for a particular fiscal year and in the approved application package. A notice inviting applications is generally published in the Federal Register annually, depending on the availability of appropriations for a particular fiscal year. Awards are made on a competitive basis based on the availability of funds. Applications are peer reviewed and grants are made on a competitive basis subject to the approval of the Assistant Secretary, OSERS. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Not applicable. A continuation award may be made annually for up to 5 years throughout the project period of an approved multi-year grant, depending upon the availability of appropriations and the OSERS Assistant Secretary's determination that the grantee has made substantial progress in meeting the objectives of the approved application. Criteria for selecting among grant applications will normally be selected from those in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Part 75.210. The uses of funds under the State Personnel Development Grants progam are described in section 654 of the IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1454). Not less than 90 percent of the grant funds for any fiscal year must be used for spent on professional development activities described in section 654(a) of IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1454(a)), including improving results for children with disabilities through the delivery of high-quality instruction and the recruitment, hiring and retention of highly qualified special education teachers. Not more than 10 percent of grant funds for any fiscal year must can be spent on the other activities described in section 654(b) of IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1454(b)), such as reforming special education and regular education teacher certification (including recertification) or licensing requirements and carrying out programs that establish, expand, or improve alternative routes for State certification of special education teachers. Performance Reports: Program performance is monitored through the APR. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. The grantee shall maintain accounts, records, and other evidence pertaining to all costs incurred, revenues or other applicable credits acquired under its grant, as stated in award terms and conditions. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Typically, from one to five years, subject to the availability of appropriations and the grantee's compliance with the requirements of the grant. Electronic transfer. None/Not specified. Jennifer Coffey,
Department of Education, OSERS Office of Special Education Programs, 400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202 US
jennifer.coffey@ed.gov
Phone: (202) 245-6673. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html 91-0300-0-1-500 (Project Grants) FY 22$38,630,000.00; FY 23 est $38,630,000.00; FY 24 est $53,630,000.00; FY 21$38,630,000.00; FY 20$38,630,000.00; FY 19$38,630,000.00; FY 18$38,630,000.00; FY 17$38,630,000.00; FY 16$41,630,000.00; - For 2023, awards range between $568,000 and $2,005,000; the average award is expected to be about $1,003,000, excluding outlying areas. There are no implementing regulations for the State Personnel Development Grants program. However, annual Notices published in the Federal Register set out the regulatory requirements that are applicable to this program, and the Secretary considers only applications that conform to the published notice for this program. Fiscal Year 2017 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2018 No Current Data Available.
Fiscal Year 2019 No Current Data Available.