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Special Education Technical Assistance on State Data Collection (84.373)

Special Education Technical Assistance on State Data Collection (Assistance Listing 84.373) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $115 million in 10 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $11.5 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $12.4 million. Half of the 10 awards fell between $5.7 million and $16.0 million, and they ranged from $2.7 million to $19.5 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To provide technical assistance, where needed, to improve the capacity of States to meet the data collection requirements of the IDEA.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Public and private agencies and organizations, including for profit and non-profit agencies and organizations.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds must be used to support the objectives of the program.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Oct 01, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027

Award range and average, in the agency's words

Varies by Competition.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Education Technical Assistance on State Data Collection (84.373) awarded $115 million across 10 grant awards, an average of $11.5 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Westat, Inc.Maryland3$36.2 million
SRI InternationalCalifornia2$32.5 million
Applied Enterprise Management CorporationVirginia3$25.5 million
WestedCalifornia2$20.9 million

Top states: California ($53.4 million), Maryland ($36.2 million), Virginia ($25.5 million).

Who usually wins

Businesses received 72% of the money, nonprofits 28%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Businesses8$82.7 million72%
Nonprofits2$32.5 million28%

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California4$53.4 million
Maryland3$36.2 million
Virginia3$25.5 million

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.