OSERS: OSEP: National Center to Improve Faculty Capacity to Use Educational Technology in Special Education Personnel and Leadership Preparation Programs; Assistance Listing Number 84.327F | ED GRANTS 062525 002

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This federal grant opportunity, offered by the U.S. Department of Education through the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) within OSERS, funds the creation or operation of a single National Center focused on improving faculty capacity to use educational technology in special education personnel and leadership preparation programs. In practical terms, the competition is aimed at strengthening how universities and other preparation providers train future special education teachers and leaders to effectively select, implement, and evaluate educational technology that supports learners with disabilities. The award is made under Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.327F, which sits within the broader Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program.

The underlying purpose of the broader program is to improve outcomes for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; supporting classroom-relevant educational activities for children with disabilities; supporting captioning and video description suitable for classroom use; and ensuring accessible educational materials are provided to children with disabilities in a timely manner. This specific opportunity narrows that mission to a capacity-building role, concentrating on faculty and preparation programs, meaning the work is likely to center on professional learning, tools, guidance, technical assistance, and other supports that help faculty integrate high-quality, accessible educational technology practices into coursework and clinical preparation for special education personnel and leadership candidates.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the Department of Education expects to have substantial involvement in the project compared to a standard grant. Applicants should anticipate a more active federal role in shaping deliverables, monitoring progress, and coordinating on project direction, milestones, and performance reporting. The opportunity is categorized as a discretionary program, so awards are competitive and dependent on how well an application responds to the published priorities, requirements, and selection criteria in the official Federal Register notice.

Eligibility is broad and includes State educational agencies, local educational agencies (including public charter schools treated as LEAs under state law), institutions of higher education, other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, freely associated States and outlying areas, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. Nonprofit applicants may need to document nonprofit status under 34 CFR 75.51 using acceptable forms of proof such as IRS 501(c)(3) recognition, a certification from a state taxing authority or attorney general, incorporation documents that clearly establish nonprofit status, or equivalent documentation for a parent organization along with an affiliate statement.

Only one award is expected under this competition, making it a single-center national effort. The opportunity listing provides an application closing date of July 25, 2025. The notice also points applicants to the Department of Education Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 23, 2024, 89 FR 104528), which governs core submission and procedural requirements and provides the official addresses and directions for obtaining and submitting an application. Because the public description provided is explicitly a synopsis, applicants are expected to rely on the Federal Register application notice for the complete set of requirements, including any absolute or competitive priorities, project expectations, performance measures, deliverables, formatting and submission rules, and program contact information.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS: OSEP: National Center to Improve Faculty Capacity to Use Educational Technology in Special Education Personnel and Leadership Preparation Programs; Assistance Listing Number 84.327F" 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 2025-06-25.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-25. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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