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OSERS-OSEP: Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325K supports the preparation and increase of qualified personnel to serve children with disabilities. Administered by the U.S. Department of Education, this discretionary grant program awards funds to institutions that prepare scholars at the bachelor’s, certification, master’s, educational specialist, or clinical doctoral degree levels. Grantees must use evidence-based strategies to train personnel for a variety of settings, including natural environments (home and community settings), early learning programs, child care, classrooms, and schools.

Overview

The Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program aims to help address State-identified shortages and needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention (including infants and toddlers), and services for youth with disabilities. The programme ensures that personnel acquire the necessary skills and knowledge derived from scientifically based research to serve children with disabilities effectively. Under the 84.325K competition, grantees focus on producing practitioners who meet the qualifications required to serve children with disabilities across multiple service settings.

Funding and Benefits

• Total Program Funding: $8,750,000
• Expected Number of Awards: 35
• Award Maximum: $350,000
• Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
• Funding Instrument Type: Grant
• Opportunity Category: Discretionary
• Category of Funding Activity: Education

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education (IHEs) and private nonprofit organizations. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree, certification, master’s degree, educational specialist degree, or clinical doctoral degree programme that prepares scholars in special education, early intervention, and related services. Private nonprofit organizations must have the legal authority to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with the Federal government on behalf of an applicant that holds such a degree programme.

Nonprofit organizations may demonstrate their status by providing one of the following:

• Proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
• A statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying the organization as a nonprofit operating within the State, with no net earnings benefiting any private shareholder or individual;
• A certified copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation or similar document that clearly establishes nonprofit status; or
• Any of the above items applied to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement from that parent organization affirming the applicant as a local nonprofit affiliate.

Application Process

Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234). These instructions are available at the ED 2025 Common Instructions link on the Federal Register website. New potential grantees unfamiliar with grantmaking at ED may consult the “Getting Started with Discretionary Grant Applications” webpage for guidance.

Deadline and Timeline

• Posted Date: May 13, 2026
• Closed Date: July 2, 2026
• Archive Date: August 6, 2026
• Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-051326-002
• Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.325K

Contact Information

Program Contact: Sunyoung Ahn
Telephone: (202) 987-0141
Email: sunyoung.ahn@ed.gov

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