The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results
for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through
21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local
districts. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
authorizes formula grants to
states, and discretionary grants
to institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations to support
research, demonstrations, technical
assistance and dissemination, technology and personnel development and parent-training
and information centers.
The Individuals
with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 was signed into
law by President George W. Bush on December 3, 2004. As the nation's special
education law, IDEA serves approximately 6.8 million children and youth
with disabilities.
To learn more about OSEP click on the relevant links below.