# Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Braille Training Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.235E

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-122925-001-office-of-special-education-and-rehabilitative-services/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361064

> Department of Education offered grants of up to $300,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 7 awards worth $2.1 million in total. Applications closed on March 27, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-122925-001 |
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 27, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| Total funding | $2.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 84.235 |

## Who can apply

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

States, public agencies and organizations, nonprofit agencies and organizations, and public or nonprofit institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

## What the grant funds

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 August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234), and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025- 16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionary-grantams. Purpose of Program: The Braille Training program offers financial assistance to projects that will (1) provide training in the use of braille for personnel providing vocational rehabilitation (VR) services or educational services to youth and adults who are blind; (2) develop braille training materials; (3) develop methods used to teach braille; and (4) develop activities used to promote the knowledge and use of braille and nonvisual access technology for youth and adults who are blind. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.235E.

## Questions people ask

### Is ED-GRANTS-122925-001 still open?

No. It closed on March 27, 2026.

### Who can apply for Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Braille Training Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.235E?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. 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): Braille Training Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.235E?

Closed March 27, 2026. 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 $300,000 each. About $2.1 million in total across about 7 awards.

### Who has won Rehabilitation Services Demonstration and Training Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Statewide Parent Advocacy Network Inc, Alabama Parent Education Center, Inc., Peak Parent Center Inc. The program made 23 awards worth $16.8 million in that time.