# Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind Program Assistance Listing Number 84.160D

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-072621-001-office-of-special-education-and-rehabilitative-services/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334889

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $420,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $3.4 million in total. Applications closed on August 30, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-072621-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 30, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $420,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $3.4 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.160 |

## Who can apply

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

1. Eligible Applicants: State and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including American Indian Tribes and IHEs. 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.

## 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 Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind program is designed to establish interpreter training programs or to provide financial assistance for ongoing interpreter programs to train a sufficient number of qualified interpreters throughout the country in order to meet the communication needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and individuals who are DeafBlind by-- (a) Training interpreters to effectively interpret and transliterate between spoken language and sign language and to transliterate between spoken language and oral or tactile modes of communication; (b) Ensuring the maintenance of the interpreting skills of qualified interpreters; and (c) Providing opportunities for interpreters to raise their skill level competence in order to meet the highest standards approved by certifying associations. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.160D SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 26, 2021, we published the NIA in the Federal Register (86 FR 40021). Under Application Requirements, ``Quality of Project Services,'' paragraph (c)(8)(i) directed applicants to paragraph (a)(2)(i), which is not included in the requirements. This notice corrects the error made in paragraph (c)(8)(i) and directs applicants to paragraph (a)(3) instead of (a)(2)(i). All other requirements and conditions in the NIA remain the same. Correction In FR Doc.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-072621-001 still open?

No. It closed on August 30, 2021.

### Who can apply for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind Program Assistance Listing Number 84.160D?

Department of Education accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind Program Assistance Listing Number 84.160D?

Closed August 30, 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 $420,000 each. About $3.4 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Training Interpreters for Individuals who are Deaf and Individuals who are Deaf-Blind grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were St. Catherine University, Northeastern University, Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez Inc. The program made 7 awards worth $13.6 million in that time.