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Preparation of Special Education and Early Intervention Administrators (84. 325D) | U.S. Department of Education Preparation of Special Education and Early Intervention Administrators (84.
325D) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) 06/26/2025 - 11:59 PM EDT Applicant Info and Eligibility The Personnel Development to Improve Services for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Preparation) program helps meet state-identified needs for adequate numbers of fully certified personnel to serve children with disabilities by supporting competitive awards to: Provide research-based training and professional development to prepare special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education personnel to work with children with disabilities Ensure that those personnel are fully qualified, and possess the skills and knowledge that are needed to serve children with disabilities.
The Preparation of Special Education and Early Intervention Administrators grant supports doctoral degree programs to prepare and increase the number of personnel who are well-qualified for, and can act effectively in, leadership positions in State educational agencies (SEAs), charter management organizations, charter school authorizers, lead agencies, local educational agencies (LEAs), private school networks, parochial schools, early intervention services programs, or schools in positions such as SEA special education administrators, LEA or regional special education directors, school-based special education directors, preschool coordinators, and early intervention coordinators.
Doctoral programs in educational administration that include a focus on special education or early intervention are eligible under this grant. Programs must culminate in a doctoral degree, which may include a Doctor of Education (Ed. D.)
degree. The preparation of school principals is not included under this grant. Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000 Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000 per year for an individual IHE; $500,000 per year for a two-IHE group application; and $750,000 per year for a three-IHE group application.
20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) and private nonprofit organizations.
Note: To meet the absolute priority, eligible applicants (i.e., IHEs) must have a doctoral degree program that prepares scholars in special education, early intervention, or related services or be a nonprofit organization that has the legal authority to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with the Federal government on behalf of an applicant (i.e. , IHE) that has a doctoral degree program that prepares scholars in special education, early intervention, or related services.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.
51 , you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
FY 2025 Notice Inviting Applications FY 2025 Application Abstract Form FY 2025 Pre-Application Webinar Slide Deck Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D250083 Wayne State University Detroit MI $463,733. 00 H325D250092 Rutgers, The State University New Brunswick NJ $1,056,829. 00 H325D250097 Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN $133,595.
00 H325D25009 Auburn University Auburn AL $921,808. 00 FY 2024 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D240048 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $498,818. 00 H325D240052 San Diego State University Foundation San Diego CA $744,119.
00 H325D240065 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA $245,839. 00 H325D240071 The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX $497,203. 00 FY 2023 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D230006 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte NC $250,000.
00 H325D230011 University of Washington Seattle WA $495,356. 00 H325D230028 University of Iowa Iowa City IA $249,780. 00 H325D230030 Northern Illinois University DeKalb IL $500,000.
00 H325D230031 University of Utah Salt Lake City UT $493,356. 00 H325D230033 Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. Los Angeles CA $500,000. 00 H325D230037 Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX $749,048.
00 H325D230039 The Florida International University Miami FL $500,000. 00 H325D230043 University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR $499,076. 00 H325D230045 Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona Tucson AZ $249,978.
00 H325D230049 Florida State University Tallahassee FL $500,000. 00 H325D230050 University of Massachusetts Boston MA $744,429. 00 H325D230051 Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. Los Angeles CA $750,000.
00 H325D230053 Syracuse University Syracuse NY $747,695. 00 H325D230060 Pennsylvania State University - University Park University Park PA $245,680. 00 H325D230062 Bowie State University Bowie MD $248,490.
00 H325D230063 University of South Carolina Columbia SC $249,051. 00 H325D230067 Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $494,839. 00 H325D230072 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis TN $499,974.
00 H325D230073 The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX $749,156. 00 FY 2022 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D220001 University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Burlington VT $247,028. 00 H325D220005 Old Dominion University Research Foundation Norfolk VA $750,000.
00 H325D220011 AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $499,856. 00 H325D220013 East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN $250,000. 00 H325D220014 University of Washington Seattle WA $487,996.
00 H325D220015 University of Washington Seattle WA $749,703. 00 H325D220016 University of Washington Seattle WA $249,969. 00 H325D220020 Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno Reno NV $246,556.
00 H325D220021 Pennsylvania State University - University Park University Park PA $219,182. 00 H325D220025 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC $246,289. 00 H325D220038 University of Florida Gainesville FL $250,000.
00 H325D220040 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $250,000. 00 H325D220044 Utah State University Logan UT $249,994. 00 H325D220045 The REgents of the University of California, Irvine Irvine CA $250,000.
00 H325D220055 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $250,000. 00 H325D220056 Michigan State University East Lansing MI $495,937. 00 H325D220071 University of Oregon Eugene OR $250,000.
00 H325D220072 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $250,000. 00 H325D220089 Bowie State University Bowie MD $249,998. 00 FY 2021 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D210013 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte NC $249,929.
00 H325D210014 University of Florida Gainesville FL $219,154. 00 H325D210018 AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $497,197. 00 H325D210027 Temple University Philadelphia PA $494,855.
00 H325D210036 Baylor University Waco TX $755,228. 00 H325D210042 University of North Florida Jacksonville FL $747,046. 00 H325D210043 University of Maryland College Park MD $249,931.
00 H325D210051 Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Norman OK $495,321. 00 H325D210052 AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $750,000. 00 H325D210056 University of Massachusetts Amherst Hadley MA $259,999.
00 H325D210057 Texas A&M University College Station TX $172,226. 00 H325D210061 The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX $708,088. 00 H325D210062 Florida State Unviersity Tallahassee FL $231,693.
00 H325D210073 The University of Tennessee Knoxville TN $1. 00 H325D210083 Bowie State University Bowie MD $249,871. 00 H325D210084 The Ohio State University Columbus OH $242,736.
00 H325D210086 The Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA $496,076. 00 H325D210089 Portland State University Portland OR $114,730.
00 The Personnel Development to Improve Services for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Preparation) program helps meet state-identified needs for adequate numbers of fully certified personnel to serve children with disabilities by supporting competitive awards to: Provide research-based training and professional development to prepare special education, related services, early intervention, and regular education personnel to work with children with disabilities Ensure that those personnel are fully qualified, and possess the skills and knowledge that are needed to serve children with disabilities.
The Preparation of Special Education and Early Intervention Administrators grant supports doctoral degree programs to prepare and increase the number of personnel who are well-qualified for, and can act effectively in, leadership positions in State educational agencies (SEAs), charter management organizations, charter school authorizers, lead agencies, local educational agencies (LEAs), private school networks, parochial schools, early intervention services programs, or schools in positions such as SEA special education administrators, LEA or regional special education directors, school-based special education directors, preschool coordinators, and early intervention coordinators.
Doctoral programs in educational administration that include a focus on special education or early intervention are eligible under this grant. Programs must culminate in a doctoral degree, which may include a Doctor of Education (Ed. D.)
degree. The preparation of school principals is not included under this grant. Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,500,000 Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000 per year for an individual IHE; $500,000 per year for a two-IHE group application; and $750,000 per year for a three-IHE group application.
20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act . Applicant Info and Eligibility Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) and private nonprofit organizations.
Note: To meet the absolute priority, eligible applicants (i.e., IHEs) must have a doctoral degree program that prepares scholars in special education, early intervention, or related services or be a nonprofit organization that has the legal authority to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with the Federal government on behalf of an applicant (i.e. , IHE) that has a doctoral degree program that prepares scholars in special education, early intervention, or related services.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.
51 , you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; a certified copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
FY 2025 Notice Inviting Applications FY 2025 Application Abstract Form FY 2025 Pre-Application Webinar Slide Deck Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D250083 Wayne State University Detroit MI $463,733. 00 H325D250092 Rutgers, The State University New Brunswick NJ $1,056,829. 00 H325D250097 Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN $133,595.
00 H325D25009 Auburn University Auburn AL $921,808. 00 FY 2024 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D240048 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $498,818. 00 H325D240052 San Diego State University Foundation San Diego CA $744,119.
00 H325D240065 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA $245,839. 00 H325D240071 The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX $497,203. 00 FY 2023 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D230006 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte NC $250,000.
00 H325D230011 University of Washington Seattle WA $495,356. 00 H325D230028 University of Iowa Iowa City IA $249,780. 00 H325D230030 Northern Illinois University DeKalb IL $500,000.
00 H325D230031 University of Utah Salt Lake City UT $493,356. 00 H325D230033 Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. Los Angeles CA $500,000. 00 H325D230037 Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX $749,048.
00 H325D230039 The Florida International University Miami FL $500,000. 00 H325D230043 University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR $499,076. 00 H325D230045 Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona Tucson AZ $249,978.
00 H325D230049 Florida State University Tallahassee FL $500,000. 00 H325D230050 University of Massachusetts Boston MA $744,429. 00 H325D230051 Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. Los Angeles CA $750,000.
00 H325D230053 Syracuse University Syracuse NY $747,695. 00 H325D230060 Pennsylvania State University - University Park University Park PA $245,680. 00 H325D230062 Bowie State University Bowie MD $248,490.
00 H325D230063 University of South Carolina Columbia SC $249,051. 00 H325D230067 Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $494,839. 00 H325D230072 The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis TN $499,974.
00 H325D230073 The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX $749,156. 00 FY 2022 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D220001 University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Burlington VT $247,028. 00 H325D220005 Old Dominion University Research Foundation Norfolk VA $750,000.
00 H325D220011 AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $499,856. 00 H325D220013 East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN $250,000. 00 H325D220014 University of Washington Seattle WA $487,996.
00 H325D220015 University of Washington Seattle WA $749,703. 00 H325D220016 University of Washington Seattle WA $249,969. 00 H325D220020 Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno Reno NV $246,556.
00 H325D220021 Pennsylvania State University - University Park University Park PA $219,182. 00 H325D220025 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC $246,289. 00 H325D220038 University of Florida Gainesville FL $250,000.
00 H325D220040 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $250,000. 00 H325D220044 Utah State University Logan UT $249,994. 00 H325D220045 The REgents of the University of California, Irvine Irvine CA $250,000.
00 H325D220055 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $250,000. 00 H325D220056 Michigan State University East Lansing MI $495,937. 00 H325D220071 University of Oregon Eugene OR $250,000.
00 H325D220072 Vanderbilt University Nashville TN $250,000. 00 H325D220089 Bowie State University Bowie MD $249,998. 00 FY 2021 Grantees Grant Award Number Grantee City State Award Amount H325D210013 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte NC $249,929.
00 H325D210014 University of Florida Gainesville FL $219,154. 00 H325D210018 AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $497,197. 00 H325D210027 Temple University Philadelphia PA $494,855.
00 H325D210036 Baylor University Waco TX $755,228. 00 H325D210042 University of North Florida Jacksonville FL $747,046. 00 H325D210043 University of Maryland College Park MD $249,931.
00 H325D210051 Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Norman OK $495,321. 00 H325D210052 AZ Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University Tempe AZ $750,000. 00 H325D210056 University of Massachusetts Amherst Hadley MA $259,999.
00 H325D210057 Texas A&M University College Station TX $172,226. 00 H325D210061 The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX $708,088. 00 H325D210062 Florida State Unviersity Tallahassee FL $231,693.
00 H325D210073 The University of Tennessee Knoxville TN $1. 00 H325D210083 Bowie State University Bowie MD $249,871. 00 H325D210084 The Ohio State University Columbus OH $242,736.
00 H325D210086 The Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA $496,076. 00 H325D210089 Portland State University Portland OR $114,730. 00 Grant Applicants / Grantees Higher Education Institutions Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Page Last Reviewed: March 10, 2026
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