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ED-GRANTS-022621-001: OSERS-OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program: Captioned and Described Educational Media Center Assistance Listing Number 84.327N

Closed Closed April 27, 2021 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-022621-001

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 2021.

Department of Education offered grants of up to $2.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and businesses. It expected to make one award worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on April 27, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 26, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedFebruary 26, 2021
DeadlineApril 27, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and businesses.

All 11 applicant types the notice lists

1. Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies; local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that operate as 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. Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

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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 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program is to improve results for students 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 students 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 students with Assistance Listing Number 84.327N.

Category: Education.

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.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Beneficent Technology, IncCalifornia3$45.4 million
National Association of the Deaf, IncMaryland2$14.2 million
University of Kansas Center for Research IncKansas10$14.0 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina6$12.3 million
Cast IncMassachusetts6$12.3 million

Top states: California ($46.9 million), Maryland ($14.2 million), Kansas ($14.0 million), Massachusetts ($13.3 million), North Carolina ($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.

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-022621-001 still open?

No. It closed on April 27, 2021.

Who can apply for OSERS-OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program: Captioned and Described Educational Media Center Assistance Listing Number 84.327N?

Department of Education accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments 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: Captioned and Described Educational Media Center Assistance Listing Number 84.327N?

Closed April 27, 2021. 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 $2.0 million each. About $2.0 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.

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