OpportunityTitle: Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services: Focus Area DPreparing Personnel in Minority Institutions of Higher Education to Serve Children, Including Infants and Toddlers, with Disabilities CFDA 84.325K-4
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants: IHEs and private nonprofit organizations.
Description: &#149;Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants and toddlers, with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research and experience, to be successful in serving those children. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). You may access the electronic grant application for the Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number&apos;s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.325, not 84.325K). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk is 1-800-518-4726 or e-mail: support@grants.gov.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Joyce Mays &lt;br/&gt;Management Analyst  &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6122 &lt;br/&gt;joyce.mays@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Sarah Allen &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4105 &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone Number: (202) 245-7875 or e-Mail: sarah.allen@ed.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: February 7, 2014.  Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 8, 2014.