RELATED ARTICLE: HBCUs, Others Eligible for Special Education Grants ED is making available about $3.5 million in grants for minority institutions of higher education to improve the quantity and quality of persons working in special education.
The "Training Personnel for the Education of Individuals with Disabilities" grants are open to HBCUs and other colleges and universities with a minority student enrollment of at least 25 percent. Programs can focus on training of personnel to work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, children and youth with a variety of disabilities.
Funds also can be used to increase the capacity of colleges to provide such training. The maximum grant is $200,000 a year, and projects can last up to four years, ED said. The department expects to make about 18 awards, with an average award of $195,000. Deadline for applications is Dec. 6.
For technical information, see the Aug. 29 Federal Register, p. 45720, or contact: Victoria Mims, ED, 600 Independence Ave. SW, Room 3513, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2651; (202) 205-8687.
For applications, contact: Ernestine Jefferson, ED, 600 Independence Ave. SW, Room 3072, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2651; (202) 205-8761.
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