OpportunityTitle: OSERS-OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities: National Center on Accessible Educational Materials for Learning CFDA Number 84.327Z
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants:  SEAs; LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; freely associated States and outlying areas; Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
Description: 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. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. Purpose of Program: The purposes of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program are to (1)improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development,demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom for children with disabilities; (3) provide support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and (4) provide accessible educational materials (AEM) to children with disabilities in a timely manner. [1] Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.327Z. [1] Applicants should note that other laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.; 28 CFR part 35) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794; 34 CFR part 104), may require that State educational agencies and local educational agencies provide captioning, video description, and other accessible educational materials to children with disabilities when such materials are necessary to provide children with disabilities with equally integrated and equally effective access to the benefits of the educational program or activity, or as part of a &#8220;free appropriate public education&#8221; as defined in the Department of Education&#8217;s Section 504 regulation.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: e-Mail: Program Manager
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Tara Courchaine,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue SW, room 5054E,  &lt;br/&gt;Potomac Center Plaza,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-5076.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone:  (202) 245-6462.  Email:  Tara.Courchaine@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available: August 1, 2019.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 3, 2019.       Pre-Application Webinar Information: No later than August 6, 2019, OSERS will post pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance (TA) to interested applicants. The webinars may be found at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osep-grants.html.       Pre-Application Q &amp; A Blog: No later than August 6, 2019, OSERS will open a blog where interested applicants may post questions about the application requirements for this competition and where OSERS will post answers to the questions received. OSERS will not respond to questions unrelated to the application requirements for this competition. The blog may be found at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osep-grants.html and will remain open until August 20, 2019.   After the blog closes, applicants should direct questions to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Tara Courchaine, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, room 5054E, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5076.  Telephone:  (202) 245-6462.  Email:  Tara.Courchaine@ed.gov.