Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities

Objective

The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities 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 that are supported by scientifically based research.

Who Can Apply

• State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)

State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), public charter schools that are LEAs under State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, outlying areas, freely associated States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and, if approved by the Secretary, for-profit organizations.

Who Benefits

• Individual/Family
• Education Professional
• Student/Trainee
• Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
• Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease)
• Mentally Disabled
• Infant (0-5)
• Child (6-15)
• Youth (16-21)
• Education (0-8)
• Education (9-12)

Infants, toddlers, children, and other individuals with disabilities, their families as well as practitioners and service providers benefit from this program.

Assistance Types

• Project Grants

Program Contact

tina.diamond@ed.gov
(202) 245-6674