Department of Education Grants

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• Education Research, Development and Dissemination

  Up to $167Mopen

  Education Research, Development and Dissemination is sponsored by Department of Education. To support research activities that improve the quality of ...

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• OSERS-OSEP: National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Assistance Listing Number 84.326D

  Up to $4.0MDeadline: Jul 30, 2026open

  Max award: $4,000,000 Eligibility: State educational agencies (SEAs); local educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that are co...

• OSERS-OSEP: National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Assistance Listing Number 84.326D

  Up to $4.0MDeadline: Jul 30, 2026open

  Program Description- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires the Secretary to provide annually at least $4,000,000 to address ...

• National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

  Up to $4.0MDeadline: Jul 30, 2026open

  National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing is sponsored by Departme...

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• OSERS-OSEP: National Center on Academic Interventions Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.326Q

  Up to $3.7MDeadline: Aug 10, 2026open

  Program Description: The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program ...

• OSERS-OSEP: National Center on Academic Interventions Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.326Q

  Up to $3.7MDeadline: Aug 10, 2026open

  Max award: $3,700,000 Eligibility: State educational agencies (SEAs); State lead agencies under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education...

• Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Comprehensive Centers Program: National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities; ALN 84.283D

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Jun 30, 2026open

  Program Description: The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational agencies (SEA...

• Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Comprehensive Centers Program: National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities; ALN 84.283D

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Jun 30, 2026open

  Max award: $1,500,000 Eligibility: Research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education (IHEs), or partnerships among suc...

• OSERS-OSEP: Expanding Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel Through Registered Apprenticeships, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325J

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Jul 13, 2026open

  Max award: $1,000,000 Eligibility: State educational agencies (SEAs) and other public agencies, including IDEA Part C lead agencies and State apprent...

• OSERS-OSEP: Expanding Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel Through Registered Apprenticeships, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325J

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Jul 13, 2026open

  Program Description: The purposes of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program are to (1) help ...

• OSERS-OSEP: National Assessment Center, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.326G

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Jul 20, 2026open

  Max award: $1,000,000 Eligibility: State educational agencies (SEAs); State lead agencies under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education...

• OSERS-OSEP: National Assessment Center, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.326G

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Jul 20, 2026open

  Program Description: The purpose of this grant competition is to establish a National Assessment Center to improve children with disabilities’ partici...

• OSERS-OSEP: Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325K

  Up to $350KDeadline: Jul 2, 2026open

  Max award: $350,000 Eligibility: Institutions of higher education (IHEs),2 and private nonprofit organizations.Note: Eligible applicants must have a ...

• OSERS-OSEP: Personnel Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Personnel, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325K

  Up to $350KDeadline: Jul 2, 2026open

  Program Description: The purposes of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program are to (1) help ...

• OSERS-OSEP: Interdisciplinary Preparation of Early Intervention, Special Education, and Related Services Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs, ALN: 84.325K FY25 NIA

  Up to $350Kopen

  OSERS-OSEP: Interdisciplinary Preparation of Early Intervention, Special Education, and Related Services Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities ...

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• Ready to Learn Programming

  Deadline: Jul 8, 2026open

  RTL is designed to: (1) promote school readiness and academic achievement through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional progra...

• Promise Neighborhoods

  Deadline: Aug 6, 2026open

  The purpose of the PN program is to significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth living in the most distressed ...

• Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Comprehensive Centers Program: National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities; ALN 84.283D

  Deadline: Jun 30, 2026open

  Program Description: The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational agencies (SEA...

• Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Program and Grantee Support Services: Comprehensive Centers Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.283B

  Deadline: Jun 30, 2026open

  Program Description: The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational agencies (SEA...

• Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Program and Grantee Support Services: Comprehensive Centers Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.283B

  Deadline: Jun 30, 2026open

  Eligibility: Research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education (IHEs), or partnerships among such entities, or individu...

Where Department of Education grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

What Department of Education funds

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How to apply for Department of Education grants

Most Department of Education applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.