- Version
- 6
- Send Email
- Y
- Agency Code
- ED
- Agency Name
- Holly Clark
Management and Program Analyst
- Award Floor
- none
- Agency Phone
- 2022456408
- Archive Date
- Aug 19, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Cost Sharing
- No
- Created Date
- May 20, 2026 12:14:37 PM EDT
- Posting Date
- May 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Award Ceiling
- 1000000
- Response Date
- Jul 20, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
- Synopsis Desc
- <p>Program Description: The purpose of this grant competition is to establish a National Assessment Center to improve children with disabilities’ participation in and performance on State and districtwide assessments. This award is funded under the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program. The goal of this program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities supported by scientifically based research.</p>
<p>This award aligns to requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Specifically, section 612(a)(16) requires that all children with disabilities are included with appropriate accommodations in general State and districtwide assessments as indicated in their individualized education programs, including assessments described under section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and alternate assessments. Many States have also adopted kindergarten entry assessments to assess multiple developmental domains and support early learning. Additionally, Section 663(b)(2) of IDEA requires that the Secretary use funds to support activities to improve the participation of children with disabilities in State assessments.</p>
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<p>ALN: 84.326G.</p>
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<p><strong>Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions and Information for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs</strong>, published in the <em>Federal Register</em> on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant" target="_blank">ED 2025 Common Instructions</a>.</p>
<p><em style="color: black;">Note:</em><span style="color: black;"> For new potential grantees unfamiliar with grantmaking at ED, please consult our </span>“<a href="http://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/apply-grant/getting-started-discretionary-grant-applications" target="_blank">Getting Started with Discretionary Grant Applications</a>” webpage<span style="color: black;">.</span></p>
- Agency Details
- Code
- ED
- Seed
- ED
- Agency Code
- ED
- Agency Name
- Department of Education
- Top Agency Code
- ED
- Opportunity Id
- 362496
- Applicant Types
- Id
"25"- Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
- Archive Date Str
- 2026-08-19-00-00-00
- Number Of Awards
- 1
- Posting Date Str
- 2026-05-20-00-00-00
- Create Time Stamp
- May 20, 2026 01:20:05 PM EDT
- Last Updated Date
- May 20, 2026 01:20:05 PM EDT
- Response Date Str
- 2026-07-20-00-00-00
- Estimated Funding
- 1000000
- Response Date Desc
- Applications Available: May 20, 2026, Application Deadline: July 20, 2026, Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 18, 2026. For further information contact: Kristen Rhoads. Telephone: (202) 987-0153. Email: Kristen.Rhoads@ed.gov.
- Top Agency Details
- Code
- ED
- Seed
- ED
- Agency Code
- ED
- Agency Name
- Department of Education
- Top Agency Code
- ED
- Agency Address Desc
- Program Contact
- Agency Contact Desc
- Kristen Rhoads
Telephone: (202) 987-0153
Email: Kristen.Rhoads@ed.gov
- Agency Contact Name
- Holly Clark
Management and Program Analyst
- Agency Contact Email
- Kristen.Rhoads@ed.gov
- Agency Contact Phone
- 2022456408
- Create Time Stamp Str
- 2026-05-20-13-20-05
- Funding Instruments
- Id
"CA"- Description
"Cooperative Agreement"
- Award Ceiling Formatted
- 1,000,000
- Agency Contact Email Desc
- Program Contact
- Applicant Eligibility Desc
- State educational agencies (SEAs); State lead agencies under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; institutions of higher education1 (IHEs); other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations. Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate. Footnote 1 For the purpose of this competition, “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act (HEA), which is inclusive of community colleges, and also includes any college or university receiving funding from the Secretary of the Interior under the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Assistance Act of 1978 (See section 602(17) of IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1401(17))).
- Estimated Funding Formatted
- 1,000,000
- Funding Activity Categories
- Id
"ED"- Description
"Education"
