coe-staff: GRANT MATTERS Update: Federal Special Education Personnel Preparation Competitions for FY 2013 Announced

Tue Jan 15 01:25:02 PST 2013

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), US Department of Education, has announced FY 2013 deadlines for applications for its two main personnel preparation training grant competitions.

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*1.   Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities--Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related   Services (84.325K)*

This program supports undergraduate and master's level training through 
scholarships to students.

The purpose of the Personnel Preparation in Special Education, Early 
Intervention, and Related Services priority is to improve the quality 
and increase the number of personnel who are fully credentialed to serve 
children, including infants and toddlers, with disabilities--especially 
in areas of chronic personnel shortage--by supporting projects that 
prepare special education, early intervention, and related services 
personnel at the baccalaureate, master's, and specialist levels.

OSEP has established 4 focus areas for this year's competition:

*Focus Area A:*  Preparing Personnel to Serve Infants, Toddlers, and Preschool-Age Children with Disabilities. OSEP intends to fund nine awards under this focus area.

*Focus Area B:*  Preparing Personnel to Serve School-Age Children with Low-Incidence Disabilities. OSEP intends to fund 13 awards under this focus area.

*Focus Area C:*  Preparing Personnel to Provide Related Services to Children, Including Infants and Toddlers, with Disabilities. OSEP intends to fund nine awards under this focus area.

*Focus Area D:*Preparing Personnel in Minority Institutions of Higher Education to Serve Children, Including Infants and Toddlers, with Disabilities. OSEP intends to fund 12 awards under this focus area.

*Award size and duration:*Maximum award for grants in each focus area is 
$250,000/year for up to 5 years.

*Applications available:*1/15/2013 (see 
http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html)

*Deadline for Applications:*March 18, 2013

*Federal Register 
announcement:*http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-15/html/2013-00594.htm

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2. Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities--Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel (84.325D)  
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The purpose of the Preparation of Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services Leadership Personnel priority is to support programs that prepare special education, early intervention, and related services personnel at the graduate level who are well-qualified for, and can act effectively in, leadership positions in universities, State educational agencies (SEAs), lead agencies (LAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), early intervention services programs (EIS programs), or schools. This priority supports two types of programs:      

Type A programs are designed to prepare special education, early intervention, or related services personnel to serve as higher education faculty. Type A programs culminate in a doctoral degree or provide postdoctoral learning opportunities.

Type B programs are designed to prepare special education or early intervention administrators to work in SEAs, LAs, LEAs, EIS programs, or schools. Type B programs prepare personnel for positions such as SEA special education administrators, LEA or regional special education directors, school-based special education directors, preschool coordinators, and early intervention coordinators. Type B programs culminate in a master's, education specialist, or doctoral degree. OSEP intends to fund in FY 2013 at least three high-quality applications proposing Type B programs and may fund applications out of rank order.   See the Federal Register notice for information on the competitive preference priority that has been established for Type B projects.

*Award number, size and duration:*A total of 17 awards is anticipated 
(including three Type B projects), with a maximum award of $250,000/year 
for up to 5 years.

*Applications available:*1/15/2013 (see 
http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html)

*Deadline for Applications:*March 1, 2013

*Federal Register 
announcement:*http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-15/html/2013-00591.htm

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Linda Lewis
Office of Associate Dean for Research and Outreach
College of Education, Lokey 208
1215 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1215
541-346-1394
lmlewis at uoregon.edu

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