OSERS-OSEP: National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Assistance Listing Number 84.326D
This cooperative agreement funds a national technical assistance center to support postsecondary, vocational, technical, continuing, and adult education needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
⚑ IDEA requires at least $4,000,000 annually for this purpose; uses funds from TA&D, PD, and ETechM2 programs. · Eligible applicants include SEAs, LEAs, IHEs, other public agencies, private nonprofits, freely associated States/outlying areas, Indian Tribes/Tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 54 partial | education policy/evaluation (core line, primary); signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds technical assistance, not research (capped); capped at 54 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds technical assistance (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
Program Description- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires the Secretary to provide annually at least $4,000,000 to address the postsecondary, vocational, technical, continuing, and adult education needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. [1] Aligned with this requirement, through this competition the Department intends to establish a National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This competition uses funds from three Department programs: the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (TA&D) program; the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (PD) program; and the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities (ETechM2) program.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.326D.
[1] See IDEA Section 682(d)(1)(B).
Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions and Information for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs , published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at ED 2025 Common Instructions .
Eligibility
State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs); other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst <Eric.Caruso@ed.gov>
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