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 Part B Discretionary Grant Programs

• CFDA: 84.323
  State Personnel Development Program (Formerly: State Program Improvement Grants)

• CFDA: 84.373
  Special Education — Technical Assistance on State Data Collection

IDEA Part D Discretionary Grant Programs

• CFDA: 84.325
  Special Education — Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities

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

• CFDA: 84.327
  Special Education — National Activities — Technology and Media Services

• CFDA: 84.328
  Special Education — National Activities — Parent Information Centers

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

• Directories of Grants and Contracts funded by OSEP: Fiscal Year 2004 are available from the OSEP-funded National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

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

• The 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 and the goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). 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:

  • Teacher Quality Content Center

  • Instruction Content Center

  • National High School Center

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