ED-GRANTS-0103243-001: OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program--National Center on Digital Access in Education, Assistance Listing Number 84.327Z
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2024.
Department of Education offered grants of up to $1.8 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and businesses. It expected to make one award worth $1.8 million in total. Applications closed on March 4, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 3, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.8 million
- Total funding$1.8 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | January 3, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | March 4, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and businesses.
All 13 applicant types the notice lists
- 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)
1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities awards averaged $2.6 million; this notice allows up to $1.8 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (40% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The purposes of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program are to improve results for children with disabilities by (1) promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) supporting educational activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom for children with disabilities; (3) providing support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and (4) providing accessible educational materials to children with disabilities in a timely manner. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.327Z.
Who has won Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities (84.327) awarded $144 million across 56 grant awards, an average of $2.6 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beneficent Technology, Inc | California | 3 | $45.4 million |
| National Association of the Deaf, Inc | Maryland | 2 | $14.2 million |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | Kansas | 10 | $14.0 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 6 | $12.3 million |
| Cast Inc | Massachusetts | 6 | $12.3 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is ED-GRANTS-0103243-001 still open?
No. It closed on March 4, 2024.
Who can apply for OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program--National Center on Digital Access in Education, Assistance Listing Number 84.327Z?
Department of Education accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program--National Center on Digital Access in Education, Assistance Listing Number 84.327Z?
Closed March 4, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $1.8 million each. About $1.8 million in total for one award.
Who has won Special Education Educational Technology Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Beneficent Technology, Inc, National Association of the Deaf, Inc, University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. The program made 56 awards worth $144 million in that time.
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