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# OSEP: Program Funded Activities

**Formula Grant****Discretionary Grant****Special Education Research****Transition****More Information**

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) supports a comprehensive array of programs and projects authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that improve results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

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## IDEA Formula Grant Programs

OSEP administers three formula grant programs authorized by IDEA. These formula grants are awarded to states annually to support early-intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families, preschool children ages three through five, and special education for children and youth with disabilities.

### Part B Formula Grants

IDEA Part B Formula Grants assist states in providing a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for children with disabilities, ages three through 21.

### Part C Formula Grants

IDEA Part C Formula Grants support early intervention services for infants and toddlers.

**View funding tables, application forms, and grant award letters**

 

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## IDEA Discretionary Grant Programs

Discretionary grants are awarded through a competitive process. OSEP conducts application reviews through a formal peer review process using a standing panel. The reviewers who serve on the standing panel score applications based on the legislative and regulatory requirements as well as by the published selection criteria established for the grant programs and projects.

OSEP provides discretionary grants to state educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and other nonprofit organizations to support technical assistance and dissemination, technology and media services, state personnel development grants, personnel preparation, state data collections, and parent-training and information centers.

 

**New OSEP Funding Opportunities!**

 

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## ED Discretionary Grants Resources

The Department of Education hosts a number of online resources for ED grant applicants:
                    - Discretionary Grant Application Packages
                    - Grant Application Forms and Other Forms

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## Special Education Research Programs

IDEA authorized the establishment of the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), along with the transfer of responsibilities for research in special education to the new center. The center is located within the Department's Education's Institute for Education Services (IES). Information on current NCSER grant competitions can be found at the IES Funding page.

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## Transition

OSERS established a Transition Steering Committee to focus on the services, needs, and outcomes of youth with disabilities as they transition to postsecondary education and employment.

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## More Information on OSEP-Funded Projects

                    - The OSEP-funded  SigNetwork  provides information about State Improvement Grants (SIGs) and State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG).
                    - The U.S. Department of Education has established a network of 15 regional and 7 content  Comprehensive Centers  to provide assistance to benefit states and districts nationwide on key issues related to closing the achievement gap.

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