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Annual IDEA discretionary program (ALN 84.327S Stepping-Up Technology Implementation). FY2025 deadline (2025-07-25) passed; no new NOFO posted on landing page as of June 2026. Watch Federal Register / grants.gov for next cycle.
Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (Stepping-up Technology Implementation competition) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education. This program aims to improve results for students with disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; supporting educational activities of value in the classroom for students with disabilities; providing captioning and video description; and ens…
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Ed Tech, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities | U.S. Department of Education Ed Tech, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities The Educational Technology, Media, and Materials program (ETechM2 Program) is the primary source of support for accessible technology and media-related activities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The program supports two broad categories of activities: accessible technology and educational media and materials. Technology activities are generally designed to promote the development, demonstration, and use of accessible technology.
The technology component of the program also supports research on using technology to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, and technical assistance and dissemination activities to enhance the use of technology by students, parents, and teachers.
Media and materials activities focus on closed captioning, video description, timely provision of books and other educational materials in accessible formats, and other activities to improve access to education for students with disabilities. Accessible Education Video Projects Supports audio description, open captioning, and closed captioning that is appropriate for use in PK-12 settings (ALN: 84. 327C).
Educational Materials in Accessible Formats for Eligible Children Funds a Center to provide free educational materials in fully accessible media for eligible children and postsecondary students (ALN: 84. 327D). National Center to Improve Faculty Capacity to Use Ed Tech Funds a Center to assist future special education personnel and leaders use modern education technology (ALN: 84.
327F). Center on STEM for Young Children with Disabilities Funds a National Center on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for young children with disabilities (ALN: 84. 327G).
National Center for Accessible Education Videos Funds a Center that distributes accessible education videos through a free online site for eligible users (ALN: 84. 327N) Innovative Technology Tools or Approaches To Improve Outcomes Supports projects to improve innovative evidence-based, technology-based tools to improve outcomes for students with disabilities (ALN: 84.
327R) Stepping-Up Technology Implementation Supports efforts to identify strategies to implement evidence-based technology tools that benefit students with disabilities (ALN: 84. 327S). National Center on Technology Systems in LEAs The Center provides TA for LEAs to implement comprehensive and sustainable assistive and instructional technology systems (ALN: 84.
327T) National Center on Digital Access in Education The Center improves the quality, availability, and timely provision of accessible digital educational materials and instruction (ALN: 84. 327Z) Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO) Page Last Reviewed: February 27, 2026
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: SEAs; LEAs (including public charter schools that are LEAs under State law); IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated states; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; for-profit organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $400,000 per budget year (FY2025 total: $2,000,000). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The most recent published deadline was July 25, 2025, which has passed. This is an annual program, so a new cycle should follow. Check the funder's website for the next application window.
Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (Stepping-up Technology Implementation competition) is funded by U.S. Department of Education. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (Department of Education - Institute of Education Sciences) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The ED/IES SBIR program provides funding for rapid prototype development and evaluation of new education technology products. It emphasizes rigorous research and commercialization potential in the education sector.
Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs - ED-GRANT-26-026 is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education (ED). The purpose of the Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs (Training Program) provides grants to train the staff and leadership personnel employed in, participating in, or preparing for employment in, projects funded under the Federal TRIO Programs, to improve project operati…
NSF's Faculty Early Career Development Program — the CAREER award — has a July 22, 2026 deadline, a $400,000 floor, a five-year runway, and roughly 500 awards a year across every directorate. It is the most prestigious grant a pre-tenure scientist can win, and the one most often lost on the integration requirement rather than the research. Here is what the award actually funds, who is eligible, and how to build a proposal that treats research and education as one program instead of two.
Read articleThe NSF CAREER award puts a minimum of $400,000–$500,000 over five years behind a single untenured faculty member, and it is the credential that shapes a research career. Here is who is eligible, why the integration of research and education is the criterion that decides it, and how to approach the July 22, 2026 deadline.
Read articleThe Department of Education's IES SBIR program is one of the most overlooked non-dilutive funding sources for education-technology startups. It funds prototypes at $250K and proven products at $1M with no equity taken. Here is how the FY2026 tracks work, what reviewers reward, and why the June 29 deadline is tighter than it looks.
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