The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) supports a comprehensive array of programs and projects authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that improve results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

IDEA Formula Grant Programs

• CFDA: 84.027 (Part B)
  Special Education—Grants to States

• CFDA: 84.173 (Part B)
  Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities

• CFDA: 84.181 (Part C)
  Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

IDEA Discretionary Grant Programs

• CFDA: 84.323 (Part D)
  State Personnel Development Grant Program

• CFDA: 84.325 (Part D)
  Special Education—Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities

• CFDA: 84.326 (Part D)
  Special Education—Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities

• CFDA: 84.327 (Part D)
  Special Education—National Activities—Technology and Media Services

• CFDA: 84.328 (Part D)
  Special Education—National Activities—Parent Information Centers

• CFDA: 84.373 (Part B)
  Special Education—Technical Assistance on State Data Collection

Special Education Research Programs

Signed into law on December 3, 2004, the Individual with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) authorized the establishment of The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER), along with the transfer of responsibilities for research in special education to the new Center. The Center is located within the Department of Education's Institute for Education Services.

More Information on OSEP-Funded Projects

• Grants and Contracts funded by OSEP can be searched at the Discretionary Grants Public Database, managed by the Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TACC).

• The OSEP-funded SigNetwork provides information about State Improvement Grants (SIGs) and State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG).

• The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has established a network of 16 regional and five content Comprehensive Centers to provide assistance to benefit states and districts nationwide on key issues related to closing the achievement gap. Within ED, OSEP and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) have joined together to fund three of the new five content Comprehensive Centers:
  
  
  • Center on Accountability and Assessment
  • Center on Teacher Quality
  • Center on Instruction
  • Center on Innovation and Improvement
  • National High School Center

  Learn more about all of the regional and content centers of the Comprehensive Center Program