Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 121922 002
This opportunity is a U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) discretionary grant under the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (often referred to as the ETechM2 Program). The specific competition is for a National Center on Technology Systems in Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and is listed under Assistance Listing Number 84.327T. The overall intent is to improve educational results for children with disabilities by strengthening how technology, media, and accessible materials are developed, demonstrated, delivered, and used in real classroom settings, with a particular focus on systems-level supports within school districts.
The program purpose is framed around four connected goals. First, it supports the development, demonstration, and use of technology that can improve learning and participation for children with disabilities. Second, it supports educational media activities that have direct instructional value in classrooms serving students with disabilities. Third, it provides support for captioning and video description that are appropriate for classroom use, reflecting the reality that multimedia is central to instruction and must be accessible to students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have low vision. Fourth, it aims to ensure accessible educational materials reach children with disabilities in a timely manner, recognizing that delays in accessible formats can effectively deny access to instruction even when materials technically exist.
The award is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the federal agency expects substantial involvement in guiding or collaborating on the work during the project period rather than simply issuing funds and receiving periodic reports. The notice indicates one expected award with an award ceiling of $700,000. The funding opportunity number is ED GRANTS 121922 002. The application window opened December 19, 2022, with a deadline for transmittal of applications of March 6, 2023, and an intergovernmental review deadline of May 3, 2023. OSEP also planned to post pre-recorded informational webinars no later than December 27, 2022, intended to provide technical assistance to prospective applicants, with links hosted on the Department’s OSEP grants page.
Eligibility is broad and includes many entity types that commonly lead national technical assistance and center-style projects. Eligible applicants include state, county, and municipal governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Tribal governments and other Tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding IHEs); and for-profit organizations other than small businesses, along with other applicants as clarified in the official notice. In practice, competitions for national centers often attract partnerships that combine research capacity, implementation experience in districts, and dissemination infrastructure, although the specific expectations and any competitive preference priorities would be defined in the official Federal Register application notice.
A key compliance reminder embedded in the synopsis is that this grant does not replace existing civil rights and disability obligations. Applicants are explicitly reminded that other laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, may independently require state educational agencies and LEAs to provide captioning, video description, and other accessible educational materials when needed to ensure equally integrated and equally effective access, or when required to provide a free appropriate public education as referenced in the Section 504 regulations. In other words, the funded work is meant to improve systems and outcomes, but schools’ baseline accessibility duties may already apply regardless of whether they receive this grant.
For submission logistics and procedural requirements, the synopsis points applicants to the Department’s Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 7, 2022) and emphasizes that the controlling details for eligibility nuances, priorities, performance measures, required project components, formatting, and submission instructions are found in the official Federal Register notice. The program contact listed for this opportunity is Anita Vermeer at the U.S. Department of Education, with phone (202) 987-0155 and email Anita.Vermeer@ed.gov.Apply for ED GRANTS 121922 002
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program—National Center on Technology Systems in Local Educational Agencies, Assistance Listing Number 84.327T" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.327.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 19, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 06, 2023 Applications Available December 19, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications March 6, 2023. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review May 3, 2023. Pre-Application Webinar Information No later than December 27, 2022, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will post details on pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance (TA) to interested applicants. Links to the webinars may be found at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osep-grants.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Anita Vermeer, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5076, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone (202) 987-0155. Email Anita.Vermeer@ed.gov.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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