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ED-GRANTS-120324-001: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A

Closed Closed February 18, 2025 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-120324-001

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 2024.

Department of Education offered grants to state and local governments. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $3.8 million in total. Applications closed on February 18, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed December 3, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Department of Education has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
ED-GRANTS-041526-001April 15, 2026Closed June 16, 2026Closed
ED-GRANTS-062325-002June 23, 2025Closed August 1, 2025Closed
ED-GRANTS-121922-001December 19, 2022Closed March 6, 2023Closed
ED-GRANTS-061022-001June 10, 2022Closed July 25, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedDecember 3, 2024
DeadlineFebruary 18, 2025
Archived by Grants.govMarch 20, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

1. Eligible Applicants: An SEA of one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or an outlying area (United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). Note: Public Law 95-134, which permits the consolidation of grants to the outlying areas, does not apply to funds received under this competition.

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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 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 purpose of the SPDG program is to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services to improve results for children with disabilities. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.323A

Category: Education.

Who has won Special Education - State Personnel Development grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Education - State Personnel Development (84.323) awarded $189 million across 66 grant awards, an average of $2.9 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Illinois State Board of EducationIllinois2$11.1 million
New York State Education DepartmentNew York2$9.1 million
Ohio Department of EducationOhio2$8.6 million
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania2$7.6 million
Board of Education ColoradoColorado1$7.0 million

Top states: Illinois ($11.1 million), New York ($9.1 million), Ohio ($8.6 million), Pennsylvania ($7.6 million), Colorado ($7.0 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-120324-001 still open?

No. It closed on February 18, 2025.

Who can apply for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A?

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

What is the deadline for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A?

Closed February 18, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $3.8 million in total across about 4 awards.

Who has won Special Education - State Personnel Development grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Illinois State Board of Education, New York State Education Department, Ohio Department of Education. The program made 66 awards worth $189 million in that time.

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