Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 022222 002
This funding opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), specifically the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). It sits under the long-running Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program, which is designed to strengthen outcomes for children with disabilities by helping the field use practices backed by solid research. The specific competition is for a National Technical Assistance Center focused on supporting implementation and scaling up of evidence-based practices. In practical terms, the federal government is looking to fund one national center that can help states, districts, schools, and other partners move beyond knowing what works to actually putting proven approaches into routine use at larger scale, with quality and consistency.
The grant is a discretionary award made as a cooperative agreement, meaning the Department of Education expects to have an active role in working with the awardee rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The center is expected to provide technical assistance (often shortened to TA) and to disseminate usable information, tools, and guidance that help the field improve academic achievement and broader results for children with disabilities. While the synopsis does not list the full set of required project activities, the title signals the core emphasis: supporting real-world implementation, helping organizations build capacity to adopt evidence-based practices, and addressing the common barriers that prevent effective practices from being sustained or expanded across sites (for example, training, coaching, data use, fidelity of implementation, and continuous improvement systems).
Eligible applicants are broad, reflecting that the Department is open to a range of organizations that can credibly run a national TA center. Eligibility includes state, county, and local governments; special district governments; public and private institutions of higher education; federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status; for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); and other entities as clarified in the official notice. Because the expected award count is listed as one, applicants typically need to show they can function as a national hub, coordinate across partners, and deliver assistance at scale, often through a combination of national products (guides, toolkits, online learning), targeted support to priority partners, and intensive support that may include coaching and ongoing implementation help.
The Assistance Listing Number for this opportunity is 84.326K. The funding opportunity number is ED GRANTS 022222 002. The notice indicates applications became available on February 22, 2022, with a deadline to submit applications by April 25, 2022, and an intergovernmental review deadline of June 22, 2022. OSEP also planned to provide pre-recorded informational webinars for prospective applicants, with details to be posted no later than February 28, 2022, on the Department of Education OSEP grants page. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $1,200,000, and the opportunity anticipates making a single award at that level or below, depending on the final award decision and budget review.
For official requirements such as absolute or competitive priorities, application package contents, selection criteria, performance measures, reporting, and any specific definitions of the evidence-based practices or target populations, applicants are directed to the Federal Register notice, which controls if there are differences between summaries and the official publication. The Department also points applicants to its Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 27, 2021) for the standard submission and procedural rules. The program contact listed for questions is Jennifer Coffey at OSEP, U.S. Department of Education, with phone (202) 245-6673 and email Jennifer.Coffey@ed.gov.Apply for ED GRANTS 022222 002
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS: OSEP: Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities—National Technical Assistance Center to Support Implementation and Scaling Up of Evidence-Based Practices, Assistance Listing Num" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.326.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 22, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 25, 2022 Applications Available February 22, 2022. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications April 25, 2022. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review June 22, 2022. Pre-Application Webinar Information No later than February 28, 2022, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) will post details on pre-recorded informational webinars designed to provide technical assistance (TA) to interested applicants. Links to the webinars may be found at www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/new-osep-grants.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5134, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone (202) 245-6673. Email Jennifer.Coffey@ed.gov.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is this grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Education discretionary grant opportunity (cooperative agreement) to fund a National Technical Assistance Center focused on supporting implementation and scaling up evidence-based practices to improve services and results for children with disabilities.
2. Which office within the Department of Education is offering this funding?
The opportunity is offered by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), specifically the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
3. What larger program does this competition fall under?
It is part of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program, which is intended to strengthen outcomes for children with disabilities by helping the field use practices supported by strong research.
4. What is the focus of the National Technical Assistance Center being funded?
The center is expected to help states, districts, schools, and other partners move from knowing what works to actually implementing proven, evidence-based practices in routine use at larger scale, with quality and consistency.
5. What does "implementation and scaling up of evidence-based practices" mean in practical terms?
Based on the synopsis, it means supporting real-world use of proven approaches, helping organizations build capacity to adopt those approaches, and addressing barriers to sustaining or expanding them (such as training, coaching, data use, fidelity of implementation, and continuous improvement systems).
6. What types of activities is the center expected to provide?
The center is expected to provide technical assistance (TA) and to disseminate usable information, tools, and guidance that help improve academic achievement and broader results for children with disabilities. The synopsis highlights supports tied to implementation, capacity-building, and solving common barriers to effective and sustained use.
7. What does "technical assistance (TA)" mean in this opportunity?
TA refers to support provided to help others adopt and use effective practices. In this competition, TA is paired with dissemination of usable products and guidance to improve services and outcomes for children with disabilities.
8. What does it mean that the award is a "cooperative agreement"?
A cooperative agreement means the Department of Education expects to have an active role in working with the awardee, rather than awarding funds and stepping back. Applicants should be prepared for substantial federal involvement during the project.
9. How many awards does the Department expect to make?
The opportunity anticipates making a single award (one national center).
10. What is the maximum funding amount?
The award ceiling (maximum award amount) is $1,200,000. The single award is expected to be at that amount or below, depending on final award decisions and budget review.
11. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes:
- State, county, and local governments
- Special district governments
- Public and private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations
- Nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status
- For-profit organizations (other than small businesses)
- Other entities as clarified in the official notice
12. Does an applicant need to operate at a national level?
Yes. Since the expected award count is one and the competition is for a national TA center, applicants generally need to demonstrate they can function as a national hub, coordinate across partners, and deliver assistance at scale.
13. What kinds of deliverables or supports might a national TA center provide?
The synopsis indicates the center may use a combination of national products and support approaches, such as guides, toolkits, online learning, targeted support to priority partners, and more intensive support that may include coaching and ongoing implementation help.
14. What barriers to scaling evidence-based practices does the synopsis call out?
The synopsis gives examples of barriers the center may help address, including training, coaching, data use, fidelity of implementation, and continuous improvement systems.
15. What is the Assistance Listing Number for this opportunity?
The Assistance Listing Number is 84.326K.
16. What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is ED GRANTS 022222 002.
17. When were applications available?
Applications became available on February 22, 2022.
18. What is the application deadline?
The deadline to submit applications is April 25, 2022.
19. What is the intergovernmental review deadline?
The intergovernmental review deadline is June 22, 2022.
20. Were there any applicant webinars or briefings planned?
OSEP planned to provide pre-recorded informational webinars for prospective applicants. The notice said details would be posted no later than February 28, 2022, on the Department of Education OSEP grants page.
21. Where should applicants look for official requirements and rules?
Applicants are directed to the Federal Register notice for the official requirements, including priorities, application package contents, selection criteria, performance measures, reporting, and definitions. If there are differences between summaries and the official publication, the Federal Register notice controls.
22. Are there standard Department of Education submission instructions that apply?
Yes. The Department points applicants to the Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 27, 2021) for standard submission and procedural rules.
23. Who is the program contact for questions?
The program contact is Jennifer Coffey at OSEP, U.S. Department of Education. Phone: (202) 245-6673. Email: Jennifer.Coffey@ed.gov.
24. If the synopsis leaves out details, what source should be used to confirm what is required?
The Federal Register notice is the controlling source for official requirements and should be used to confirm priorities, required activities, selection criteria, performance measures, reporting expectations, and definitions.
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