Early Intervention Special Education Grants

U.S. Department of Education Grants for Infants and Toddlers

• This government formula grant program is available for states to assist them in providing and maintaining early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Grant funding amounts are calculated based upon the number of children from birth to age 2 in a state's population and are disbursed to eligible programs. Grant funds may be used for coordinating services, direct services to children and families and evaluating and assessing services already underway.

  U.S. Department of Education, OSERS
  Office of Special Education Programs
  400 Maryland Avenue, S. W., Rm. 4144, PCP
  Washington, DC 20202-2600
  202-245-7629
  2.ed.gov/programs/osepeip/index.html

Special Education-Studies and Evaluations

• Project grants are available through the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services for eligible applicants to help assesses the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The act provides that all children with disabilities receive an appropriate free public education. It also stipulates that infants and toddlers who are at risk of having substantial developmental delays if early intervention services are not provided receive those services.

  All state and local educational agencies are eligible, as are institutions of higher education, any public or nonprofit organization, Indian tribe or tribal organization and for-profit organizations if appropriate under the grant objectives.

  David Malouf
  Department of Education
  400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
  Washington, DC 20202
  202-219-1309
  ies.ed.gov/ncee/

Department of Health and Human Services: Head Start

• Head Start programs promote an early intervention in school readiness, primarily for preschool children whose parents are below the poverty line. The program seeks to enhance social and cognitive development in children who might otherwise enter public schools developmentally behind. Grants are available to any government, public or private nonprofit or for profit agency or federally recognized Indian tribe. Project proposals should focus on the implementation and maintenance of Head Start programs. Programs must have a minimum preschool population of 10% with disabilities.

  Collen Rathgeb
  250 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
  Washington, DC 20024
  202-205-7378
  eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc