# OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program–-Educational Materials in Accessible Formats for Eligible Children and Students with Disabilities, Assistance Listing Number 84.327D

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-020922-001-osers-osep-educational-technology-media-and-materials-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/337855

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $9.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes and businesses. It expected to make one award worth $9.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 11, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-020922-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 11, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $9.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $9.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.327 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- 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; State lead agencies under Part C of IDEA; 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.

## 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 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The purposes of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities (ETechM2) 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; (3) providing support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and (4) providing accessible educational materials (AEM) to children with disabilities in a timely manner.[1] Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.327D. [1] Applicants should note that other laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.; 28 CFR part 35) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794; 34 CFR part 104), may require that State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) provide captioning, video description, and other accessible educational materials to students with disabilities when these materials are necessary to provide equally integrated and equally effective access to the benefits of the educational program or activity, or as part of a “free appropriate public education” as defined in 34 CFR 104.33.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-020922-001 still open?

No. It closed on April 11, 2022.

### Who can apply for OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program–-Educational Materials in Accessible Formats for Eligible Children and Students with Disabilities, Assistance Listing Number 84.327D?

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–-Educational Materials in Accessible Formats for Eligible Children and Students with Disabilities, Assistance Listing Number 84.327D?

Closed April 11, 2022. 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 $9.0 million each. About $9.0 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.