Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A
Key facts
- Deadline
- Done for this year · next round expected Apr 15 – Jun 16, 2027
- Award size
- Not specified — see notice
- Total available
- $7.3M · about 7 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Grant-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
More from Department of Education
- Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Special Projects; Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.116J · Done for this year · next round expected Nov 12 – Dec 3, 2026
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): Accessible Education Video Projects; Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.327C · Done for this year · next round expected Apr 27 – Jun 26, 2027
- OSERS-OSEP: Expanding Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness of Special Education Teachers and Early Intervention Personnel Through Registered Apprenticeships, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.325J · Done for this year · next round expected May 13 – Jul 13, 2027
- OSERS-OSEP: National Center on Academic Interventions Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.326Q · Done for this year · next round expected Jun 15 – Aug 10, 2027
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/3aef5ed6-21a7-4e11-9e0a-69e38cf198b0 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/81d79a86-7f46-4cda-a581-4fe9da36b6b4
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About this grant
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 August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234), and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-
16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionary-grantams.
Program Purpose: The purpose of the SPDG program is to assist State educational agencies (SEAs) in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services to improve results for children with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to SEAs to carry out the activities described in the State plan submitted under section 653 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1453).
Assistance Listing Number: 84.323A.
Eligibility (from the notice)
An SEA of one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or an outlying area (United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands).Note: Public Law 95-134, which permits the consolidation of grants to the outlying areas, does not apply to funds received under this competition.
About the program (84.323)
Special Education - State Personnel Development
How applications are judged
Criteria for selecting among grant applications will normally be selected from those in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Part 75.210.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.