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Special Education — Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities | U.S. Department of Education Special Education — Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Office of Special Education Programs State Educational Agencies (SEAs) Legislation, Regulations and Guidance Also Known As: Special Education Preschool Grants, Part B, Sec.
619 The Preschool Grants program provides formula grants to states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to make available special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5. In order to be eligible for these grants, states must serve all eligible children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 and have an approved application under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA ).
A state that does not make a free appropriate public education ( FAPE ) available to all children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 cannot receive funds under this program or funds attributable to this age range under the IDEA Grants to States program . Currently, all states are making FAPE available to all children aged 3 through 5 with disabilities.
At their discretion, states may include preschool-aged children who are experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the state and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, who need special education and related services.
If consistent with state policy, state and local educational agencies also may use funds received under this program to provide FAPE to 2-year olds with disabilities who will turn 3 during the school year.
IDEA requires that, to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are educated with children who are not disabled and that removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability of a child is such that education in regular classes, with the use of supplementary aids and services, cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
However, states are not required to provide public preschool programs for the general population. For this reason, preschool-aged children with disabilities are served in a variety of settings, including public or private preschool programs, regular kindergarten, Head Start programs, and child care facilities. Funds are distributed to eligible entities through a formula based on general population and poverty.
Under the formula, each state is first allocated an amount equal to its fiscal year 1997 allocation. For any year in which the appropriation is greater than the prior year level, 85 percent of the funds above the fiscal year 1997 level are distributed based on each state's relative percentage of the total number of children aged 3 through 5 in the general population.
The other 15 percent is distributed based on the relative percentage of children aged 3 through 5 in each state who are living in poverty. States must distribute the bulk of their grant awards to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs).
They may retain funds for state-level activities up to an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount they received for fiscal year 1997 under the Preschool Grants program, adjusted upward each year by the lesser of the rate of increase in the state's allocation or the rate of inflation. The amount that may be used for administration is limited to 20 percent of the amount available to a state for state-level activities.
These funds may also be used for the administration of the Grants for Infants and Families program (Part C).
State-level activities include: support services, including establishing and implementing a mediation process, which may benefit children with disabilities younger than 3 or older than 5, as long as those services also benefit children with disabilities aged 3 through 5; direct services for children eligible under this program; activities at the state and local level to meet the goals established by the state for the performance of children with disabilities in the state; and supplements to other funds used to develop and implement a statewide coordinated services system designed to improve results for children and families, including children with disabilities and their families, but not to exceed 1 percent of the amount received by the state under this program for a fiscal year.
The state may also use its set-aside funds to provide early intervention services. These services must include an educational component that promotes school readiness and incorporates preliteracy, language, and numeracy skills.
In addition, they must be provided in accordance with the Grants for Infants and Families program to children who are eligible for services under the Preschool Grants program and who previously received services under Part C until such children enter or are eligible to enter kindergarten and, at a state's discretion, to continue service coordination or case management for families who receive services under Part C.
This is a forward funded program. Funds become available for obligation on July 1 of the fiscal year in which they are appropriated and remain available through September 30 of the following year: the percent the appropriation grew above the prior year, minus 1. 5 percent, or, 90 percent of the percentage increase above the prior year.
The formula also provides for a minimum increase in state allocations of 1/3 of 1 percent of the increase in the appropriation over the base year and places a ceiling on how much the allocation to a state may increase, in that no state may be allocated an increase above the prior year greater than the percent of growth in the appropriation from the prior year plus 1. 5 percent.
These provisions help ensure that every state receives a part of any increase and that there is no radical shift in resources among the states.
Who May Apply: (by category) State Education Agencies (SEAs) Fiscal Year Amount 2000 $390,000,000 2001 $390,000,000 2002 $390,000,000 2003 $387,465,000 2004 $387,699,000 2005 $384,597,408 2006 $380,751,030 2007 $380,751,000 2008 $374,099,280 2009 $374,099,000 2010 $374,099,000 2011 $373,350,802 2012 $372,646,000 2013 $353,238,000 2014 $353,238,000 2015 $353,238,000 2016 $368,238,000 2017 $368,238,000 2018 $381,120,000 2019 $391,120,000 2020 $394,120,000 2021 $397,620,000 2021 American Rescue Plan Supplemental Appropriation $200,000,000 2022 $409,549,000 2023 $420,000,000 Note: This program received $400,000,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds; awards were made under CFDA# 84.
392. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Sec. 619, as amended; 20 U.S.C.
1419. Grant funds, awarded under the IDEA , are appropriated by Congress and are intended to support early intervention and special education services for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and their families.
The IDEA Part B formula grant programs (Sections 611 and 619 ) assist states in providing a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for children with disabilities ages 3 through 21. The IDEA Part C grant program supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers birth through age two and their families.
Information on these grant programs may be accessed through the OSEP IDEA Formula Grant Award Letters and Funding Tables . State Performance Plans/Annual Performance Reports (SPP/APR) Continuous Improvement Visit Letters IDEA Part B Differentiated Monitoring and Support (DMS) Reports Also Known As: Special Education Preschool Grants, Part B, Sec.
619 The Preschool Grants program provides formula grants to states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to make available special education and related services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5. In order to be eligible for these grants, states must serve all eligible children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 and have an approved application under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( IDEA ).
A state that does not make a free appropriate public education ( FAPE ) available to all children with disabilities aged 3 through 5 cannot receive funds under this program or funds attributable to this age range under the IDEA Grants to States program . Currently, all states are making FAPE available to all children aged 3 through 5 with disabilities.
At their discretion, states may include preschool-aged children who are experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the state and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, who need special education and related services.
If consistent with state policy, state and local educational agencies also may use funds received under this program to provide FAPE to 2-year olds with disabilities who will turn 3 during the school year.
IDEA requires that, to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are educated with children who are not disabled and that removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of the disability of a child is such that education in regular classes, with the use of supplementary aids and services, cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
However, states are not required to provide public preschool programs for the general population. For this reason, preschool-aged children with disabilities are served in a variety of settings, including public or private preschool programs, regular kindergarten, Head Start programs, and child care facilities. Funds are distributed to eligible entities through a formula based on general population and poverty.
Under the formula, each state is first allocated an amount equal to its fiscal year 1997 allocation. For any year in which the appropriation is greater than the prior year level, 85 percent of the funds above the fiscal year 1997 level are distributed based on each state's relative percentage of the total number of children aged 3 through 5 in the general population.
The other 15 percent is distributed based on the relative percentage of children aged 3 through 5 in each state who are living in poverty. States must distribute the bulk of their grant awards to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs).
They may retain funds for state-level activities up to an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount they received for fiscal year 1997 under the Preschool Grants program, adjusted upward each year by the lesser of the rate of increase in the state's allocation or the rate of inflation. The amount that may be used for administration is limited to 20 percent of the amount available to a state for state-level activities.
These funds may also be used for the administration of the Grants for Infants and Families program (Part C).
State-level activities include: support services, including establishing and implementing a mediation process, which may benefit children with disabilities younger than 3 or older than 5, as long as those services also benefit children with disabilities aged 3 through 5; direct services for children eligible under this program; activities at the state and local level to meet the goals established by the state for the performance of children with disabilities in the state; and supplements to other funds used to develop and implement a statewide coordinated services system designed to improve results for children and families, including children with disabilities and their families, but not to exceed 1 percent of the amount received by the state under this program for a fiscal year.
The state may also use its set-aside funds to provide early intervention services. These services must include an educational component that promotes school readiness and incorporates preliteracy, language, and numeracy skills.
In addition, they must be provided in accordance with the Grants for Infants and Families program to children who are eligible for services under the Preschool Grants program and who previously received services under Part C until such children enter or are eligible to enter kindergarten and, at a state's discretion, to continue service coordination or case management for families who receive services under Part C.
This is a forward funded program. Funds become available for obligation on July 1 of the fiscal year in which they are appropriated and remain available through September 30 of the following year: the percent the appropriation grew above the prior year, minus 1. 5 percent, or, 90 percent of the percentage increase above the prior year.
The formula also provides for a minimum increase in state allocations of 1/3 of 1 percent of the increase in the appropriation over the base year and places a ceiling on how much the allocation to a state may increase, in that no state may be allocated an increase above the prior year greater than the percent of growth in the appropriation from the prior year plus 1. 5 percent.
These provisions help ensure that every state receives a part of any increase and that there is no radical shift in resources among the states.
Who May Apply: (by category) State Education Agencies (SEAs) Fiscal Year Amount 2000 $390,000,000 2001 $390,000,000 2002 $390,000,000 2003 $387,465,000 2004 $387,699,000 2005 $384,597,408 2006 $380,751,030 2007 $380,751,000 2008 $374,099,280 2009 $374,099,000 2010 $374,099,000 2011 $373,350,802 2012 $372,646,000 2013 $353,238,000 2014 $353,238,000 2015 $353,238,000 2016 $368,238,000 2017 $368,238,000 2018 $381,120,000 2019 $391,120,000 2020 $394,120,000 2021 $397,620,000 2021 American Rescue Plan Supplemental Appropriation $200,000,000 2022 $409,549,000 2023 $420,000,000 Note: This program received $400,000,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds; awards were made under CFDA# 84.
392. Legislation, Regulations and Guidance Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Sec. 619, as amended; 20 U.S.C.
1419. Grant funds, awarded under the IDEA , are appropriated by Congress and are intended to support early intervention and special education services for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities and their families.
The IDEA Part B formula grant programs (Sections 611 and 619 ) assist states in providing a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for children with disabilities ages 3 through 21. The IDEA Part C grant program supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers birth through age two and their families.
Information on these grant programs may be accessed through the OSEP IDEA Formula Grant Award Letters and Funding Tables .
State Performance Plans/Annual Performance Reports (SPP/APR) Continuous Improvement Visit Letters IDEA Part B Differentiated Monitoring and Support (DMS) Reports State / Local Education Agencies Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Page Last Reviewed: July 10, 2025
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: State educational agencies in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Local educational agencies apply to their State educational agency for sub-grants. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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