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ED-GRANTS-060126-001: OSERS-OSEP: National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Assistance Listing Number 84.326D

Closed Closed July 30, 2026 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-060126-001 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$4.0 million
• Total funding$4.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; eligible institutions of higher education (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 Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities awards averaged $1.8 million; this notice allows up to $4.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (65% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Program Description- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires the Secretary to provide annually at least $4,000,000 to address the postsecondary, vocational, technical, continuing, and adult education needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.[1] Aligned with this requirement, through this competition the Department intends to establish a National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This competition uses funds from three Department programs: the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (TA&D) program; the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (PD) program; and the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities (ETechM2) program. Assistance Listing Number: 84.326D. [1] See IDEA Section 682(d)(1)(B). Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions and Information for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at ED 2025 Common Instructions.

Category: Education.

Applying now

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