# Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families (84.181)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/84-181-special-education-grants-for-infants-and-families/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $2.8 billion in 341 grants, about $8.3 million per award.

## Objectives

To provide grants to States to assist them to implement and maintain a Statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system to make available early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $704 million | 115 |
| 2022 | $516 million | 99 |
| 2023 | $539 million | 58 |
| 2024 | $537 million | 58 |
| 2025 | $519 million | 58 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Developmental Services | California | $311 million |
| Health & Human Svc Commn TX | Texas | $269 million |
| Florida Department of Health | Florida | $156 million |
| NYS Department of Health | New York | $153 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | Illinois | $106 million |
| PA Department of Human Services | Pennsylvania | $94.4 million |
| State of Georgia Department of Public Health | Georgia | $89.2 million |
| North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services | North Carolina | $78.8 million |
| New Jersey Department of Health | New Jersey | $72.1 million |
| Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services | Virginia | $68.9 million |
| State of Tennessee | Tennessee | $65.4 million |
| Maryland State Department of Education | Maryland | $63.6 million |
| Department of Children, Youth, and Families | Washington | $60.7 million |
| Indiana Family and Social Serv | Indiana | $57.5 million |
| Ohio Department of Developmental Disablities | Ohio | $57.0 million |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Missouri | $56.7 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Public Health | Massachusetts | $47.8 million |
| Michigan Department of Education | Michigan | $47.2 million |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota | $46.0 million |
| State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Wisconsin | $43.4 million |