Good morning:
The following notice published in the Federal Register today, Friday, May 5, 2023:
Notice Inviting Applications for OSERS-OSEP: Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities—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 (Assistance Listing Number 84.325M).
The purpose of this priority is to prepare scholars who are fully credentialed to serve children, including infants, toddlers, and youth, with disabilities (children with disabilities). The Department is committed to promoting equity for children with disabilities in accessing educational resources and opportunities. The Department also places a high priority on increasing the number of personnel, including increasing personnel from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds and personnel who are multilingual, who provide services to children with disabilities. To support these goals, under this absolute priority, the Department will fund projects within Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) that prepare special education, early intervention, and related services personnel at the bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, educational specialist degree, or clinical doctoral degree levels to serve in a variety of settings, including natural environments (the home and community settings in which children with and without disabilities participate), early learning programs, child care, classrooms, schools, and distance learning.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Friday, July 14, 2023
Point of contact for the 84.325M competition: Tracie Dickson (Tracie.Dickson@ed.govmailto:Tracie.Dickson@ed.gov)
Please find attached a PDF copy of the notice, which also is available online at FY23 NIA 84.325Mhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/05/05/2023-09615/applications-for-new-awards-personnel-development-to-improve-services-and-results-for-children-with. The application package for the 84.325Mhttps://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347936 is available on the Grants.gov website.