OSEP-Funded Early Childhood Projects
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OSEP
-Funded Early Childhood Projects page editor:
Joan Danaher
New content on this topic:
OSEP’s
Early Childhood Personnel Development Web Site -
OSEP
and the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
are working together to support OSEP-funded personnel development project grantees.
This web site is meant to be a place where project
staff can find OSEP resources, view webinars and presentations, share documents,
and participate in topical discussion groups. New features and information will
be added regularly. (posted April 20, 2009)
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Part D of the IDEA authorizes a variety of activities to help states and local communities facilitate systemic change toward improvement and positive results for children, youth and families, from birth through 21. These activities include research, deaf-blind, training and professional development, parent training and information centers, demonstration and outreach projects, state improvement projects, dissemination, technical assistance, congressionally mandated and technology applications. Often called "discretionary projects," these are supported by competitive federal grants, cooperative agreements or contracts by the U.S. Department of Education. A brief summary of the history of funding for early childhood discretionary projects covers 1971 - the present.
Early Childhood Programs and Projects
Under IDEA 
(PDF: 216kb) is a one page summary of the
types and numbers of projects funded through FY 2007.
The
NECTAC
Projects Finder database has information about projects that address early childhood
currently funded by OSEP,
as well as projects that have ended since 2002. For information about all OSEP-funded
projects, search the
NICHCY database of
Grants and Contracts Funded by OSEP. With the formation of the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in 2002, research projects with an
early childhood focus are also funded under the
IES’s
National Center for Special Education Research. For
information about these projects, search
IES-funded Research Grants and Contracts.
Grantee Resources
OSEP Project Directors' Conference Web Site - Each year the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) hosts a conference for Personnel Preparation (including Leadership) Project Directors, State Improvement and State Personnel Development Grant Project Directors, Research and Innovation Project Directors, Technical Assistance and Dissemination Project Directors, Technology and Media Project Directors, and CSPD Coordinators. The most recent Project Directors’ Conference took place on July 21–23, 2008 in Washington, D.C. This Web site contains archives of previous conference materials and provides announcements about this year's conference, which will be held on July 20–22, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
OSEP’s Early Childhood Personnel Development Web Site - OSEP and the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) are working together to support OSEP-funded personnel development project grantees. This web site is meant to be a place where project staff can find OSEP resources, view webinars and presentations, share documents, and participate in topical discussion groups. New features and information will be added regularly.
OSEP encourages grantees to identify their project-developed resources and products with the IDEAs that Work logo. Various file formats are available at OSEP Logo Files for Download.
Outreach Process Self-Assessment Guide: protocol for early childhood projects to use to consider their progress and to determine areas needing further development in their outreach work.
NECTAC maintains an EC Projects mailing list for grantees. Please contact us if you need to be added to this list.
Funding for OSEP Discretionary Grants
OSEP-Administered Grants: OSEP's Web page for information on applications for their latest grants including the following links:- Federal Register Announcements: This is the ED Web site for announcements published in the Federal Register (grant application notices, requests for comment) from October 1995 to date.
- Discretionary Grant Application Packages
- Grant Application Forms and Other Forms
- Grants Forecast for the Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. Lists programs and competitions by principal program offices. See Chart 7 - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, for OSEP competitions. See Chart 2 - Institute of Education Sciences, for IES competitions.
- Guide to Programs at the U.S. Department of Education provides an overview of Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education.
- Department of Education Grant Awards Database contains information on discretionary and formula grants made from the Department of Education in the last several years.