Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials Program for Individuals with Disabilities: Center on Technology and Disability CFDA Number 84.327F

Post Date

July 1st 2013

Application Due Date

August 15th 2013

Applications Available: July 1, 2013. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 15, 2013.

Funding Opportunity Number

ED-GRANTS-070113-002

CFDA Number(s)

84.327

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs, including public charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1435500

• Award Range:

  $None - $1435500

Grant 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. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program \1\ is to: (1) Improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational media services 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 to children with disabilities in a timely manner. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ This program was formerly called ``Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities.'' The Department has changed the name to ``Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities,'' and updated the purposes of the program to more clearly convey that the program includes accessible educational materials. The program's activities and statutory authorization (20 U.S.C. 1474) remain unchanged. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.327F. Applications for grants under the Center on Technology and Disability competition, CFDA number 84.327F, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Center on Technology and Disability competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.327, not 84.327F).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Education

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Julius Cotton
  ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin.
  Phone 202-245-6288
  EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov
  Program Manager:
  Carmen Sanchez
  U.S. Department of Education
  400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057
  Potomac Center Plaza (PCP)
  Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telepho

• Agency Mailing Address:

  e-Mail: Program Manager

• Agency Email Address:

  Carmen.Sanchez@ed.gov

• More Information:

  Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials Program for Individuals with Disabilities: Center on Technology and Disability CFDA Number 84.327F; Notice inviting applications