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Notice of a proposal in the Federal Register to allow states to reserve more administrative funds under Title I, Part A and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to defray data collection costs in the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including those related to administering, monitoring and reporting on use of ARRA funds. Title I and IDEA are programs that provide additional educational assistance to academically at-risk students and children with disabilities, respectively. Public comments on the notice are due by September 16, 2009.
The U.S. Department of Education announced more than $4.5 million in grants to operate 16 special education parent information and training centers in 14 states, including centers for American Indians and military families. Every state has at least one parent center that helps to improve results for children with disabilities.
The National Academy of Social Insurance John Heinz award is given to the best doctoral dissertation in the social insurance field completed between January 1, 2008 and October 1, 2009. Any dissertation addressing topics relevant to the design, planning, implementation or evaluation of social insurance policy is eligible for nomination. The application deadline in October 1, 2009.
disABLEDperson, Inc. has announced the Fall 2009 scholarship competition for college students with disabilities. Application deadline is October 14, 2009.
Secretary Duncan has sent a letter to Chief State School Officers encouraging each state to review their current policies and guidelines regarding the use of restraints and seclusion techniques in schools and, if appropriate, develop or revise them to ensure the safety of students.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today unveiled a new feature on Grants.gov to help users find and apply for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant opportunities. Grants.gov contains information about finding and applying for all federal grant programs, including grants for health, education and housing programs.
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is seeking people with disabilities, individuals representing grassroots organizations and others to help shape disability policies and programs for the next decade. Deadline for submitting application to attend the summit is October 15, 2009.
This year's conference, hosted by the Utah and Wyoming Departments of Education, will take place from October 17-20 in Salt Lake City, UT.
The 15th International Conference of the Division of Career Development & Transition will take place from October 29-31, 2009 in Savannah, Georgia. This conference is especially for teachers, transition specialists and other transition-related professionals.
The 2009 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) annual conference will be held November 8-11 in Washington, DC. The theme will be Coming Together to Address the Challenges and Opportunities for Change in Disability Research, Education, Service and Policy.
The DEC 25th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and their Families will take place October 15-18, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM. This conference is a chance to discover how the latest research translates into practice, meet experts in the field, see demonstrations of evidence-based intervention strategies and develop the skills needed to work with young children and their families.
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