Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 052217 002
This opportunity is a discretionary grant competition from the U.S. Department of Education, within OSERS and specifically OSEP, to fund a single National Center focused on creating and spreading digital, open educational learning tools and resources that are supported by evidence and designed to strengthen how educators of students with disabilities are prepared and trained. The core idea is to build a national hub that develops high-quality, research-informed digital materials and makes them broadly available as open educational resources, so that universities, training programs, schools, and professional development providers can use them to improve what teachers and related personnel know and are able to do in real classrooms and early childhood settings.
The program purpose, as stated in the notice, is twofold. First, it aims to help address needs identified by states for personnel preparation across special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education roles that serve children with disabilities, including infants and toddlers. Second, it aims to ensure that the people in those roles have the necessary skills and knowledge to be successful, and that this preparation is grounded in practices supported through scientifically based research and professional experience. In practical terms, the funded Center is expected to translate evidence-based practices into usable digital learning tools and resources, then disseminate those resources so that educator preparation and ongoing professional development improve at scale.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which usually means the Department of Education expects to be more actively involved than in a standard grant. Cooperative agreements often include substantial federal involvement in setting expectations, monitoring progress, coordinating with related federal initiatives, and guiding deliverables. The funding instrument signals that the project will likely need strong project management, clear milestones, and regular coordination with the federal program office to ensure the Center is producing usable products and meeting dissemination and impact goals.
The competition is associated with CFDA number 84.325E and the funding opportunity number ED GRANTS 052217 002. The estimated maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $1,200,000, with one expected award, meaning this is designed to fund a single national entity (or lead applicant with partners) to carry out the Center’s work. Because there is only one anticipated award, applicants typically need to present a compelling national vision, demonstrate capacity to develop and validate digital learning resources, and show a strong dissemination strategy that reaches educator preparation programs and professional development systems broadly.
Eligibility is broad and includes state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those nonprofit categories as specified); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. The listing also includes an “Others” category with a note to consult the official notice for clarifications, so applicants who are unsure about their status would need to confirm eligibility details in the Federal Register notice.
The application process is electronic-only through Grants.gov. Applicants must locate the application package by searching the CFDA number without the letter suffix (search “84.325,” not “84.325E”). The notice emphasizes that applications cannot be submitted by email; the expectation is that applicants download the package, complete it offline, and upload it through Grants.gov by the deadline. For this specific posting, applications became available May 22, 2017, and the deadline for submission was July 6, 2017.
Finally, the synopsis repeatedly flags that this description is only a summary and that the controlling requirements are in the official Federal Register application notice. That official notice is where an applicant would find the full set of priorities, required project activities and deliverables, evidence expectations, performance measures, application formatting and submission rules, any pre-application requirements, and program contact information. In other words, the synopsis tells you the “what” and the “why,” but the Federal Register notice provides the operational “how,” including what the Center must produce, how success will be measured, and what an application must include to be considered responsive and competitive.Apply for ED GRANTS 052217 002
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS: OSEP: National Center for the Development and Dissemination of Digital Open Educational Tools and Resources Supported by Evidence to Enhance Personnel Preparation and Professional Development for Educators of Students with Disabilities CFDA 84" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.325.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 22, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 06, 2017 Applications Available May 22, 2017. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications July 6, 2017.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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