# Special Education Preschool Grants (84.173)

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Special Education Preschool Grants is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $2.2 billion in 312 grants, about $7.1 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide grants to States to assist them in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 5 years, and at a State's discretion, to 2- year- old children with disabilities who will reach age three during the school year.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $596 million | 104 |
| 2022 | $410 million | 52 |
| 2023 | $410 million | 52 |
| 2024 | $414 million | 53 |
| 2025 | $398 million | 52 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | California | $229 million |
| New York State Education Department | New York | $198 million |
| TX Education Agency | Texas | $135 million |
| Florida Department of Education | Florida | $109 million |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois | $99.1 million |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Pennsylvania | $82.5 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $74.0 million |
| Ohio Department of Education | Ohio | $73.7 million |
| New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey | $67.1 million |
| Kentucky Department of Education | Kentucky | $59.3 million |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Georgia | $58.2 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $58.1 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin | $55.7 million |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Virginia | $54.2 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina | $54.0 million |
| Department of Education Indiana | Indiana | $52.5 million |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington | $48.4 million |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota | $43.9 million |
| South Carolina Department of Education | South Carolina | $42.3 million |
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $40.5 million |