Special Education Preschool Grants
Department Of Education, Office Of Special Education And Rehabilitative Services
To provide grants to States to assist them in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities ages 3 through 5 years, and at a State's discretion, to 2- year- old children with disabilities who will reach age three during the school year.
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Helps states provide special education services for children with disabilities aged 3 to 5. States can also serve 2-year-olds who will turn 3 during the school year.
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Register your organization with SAM.gov and obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
- Register for an account on Grants.gov
- Search for Grant Opportunities
- Read the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)
- Submit your application package electronically using Grants.gov
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.grants.gov
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- 30 to 60 days after NIA releaseApplication submission window
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
- 📥Templates Available
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- special education services
- related services for children with disabilities
- support services
- direct services for children eligible under this program
- early intervention services
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- public preschool programs for the general population
- 📏Expense Caps
- The amount that may be used for administration is limited to 20 percent of the amount available to a state for state-level activities.
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind
- 📚Stacking Rules
- combined federal/state support allowed
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of state-level activities and fund distribution
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $420,000,000 (minimum $200,000,000).
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