Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities-National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center (PPSID-NTAD) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.407C

Agency: Department of Education

84.407 -- Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities into Higher Education

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities-National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center (PPSID-NTAD) program provides for the establishment of a technical assistance center to translate and disseminate research and best practices for all institutions of higher education (IHEs), including those not participating in the Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) program, for improving inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities (SWIDs). This center will help ensure that knowledge and products gained through research will reach more IHEs and students and improve postsecondary educational opportunities SWIDs.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.407C.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

1. Eligible Applicants: We are establishing the following eligibility requirement for the FY 2021 grant competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this competition, in accordance with section 437(d) (1) of GEPA. To be eligible to apply for a grant under this competition, the applicant must be an entity, or partnership of entities, that has demonstrated expertise in the fields of— (a) Higher education; (b) The education of SWIDS; (c) The development of comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students SWIDs; and (d) Evaluation and technical assistance.

Grantor contact information

Description

Julius C stonCotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: Shedita.Alston, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 2B194, Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7090. Email: Shedita.Alston@ed.gov.

Email

Program Manager

Shedita.Alston@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2021-16832.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Document	Aug 5, 2021 12:40 PM UTC
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Aug 3, 2021 07:25 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities-National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center (PPSID-NTAD) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.407

Archived: October 7, 2021

Application process

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Award

$1,980,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,980,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-080521-001

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

August 5, 2021

Archive date:

October 7, 2021