Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 052725 002
This discretionary grant opportunity comes from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). It supports the Parent Information and Training (PTI) Program, which is designed to help individuals with disabilities and their families get practical information and training so individuals with disabilities can better achieve employment and independent living goals. In this funding cycle, RSA plans to support a broader PTI network that includes eight Regional PTI Centers (ALN 84.235F) and one National PTI Technical Assistance (TA) Center (ALN 84.235G). This specific notice is for the National PTI TA Center (ALN 84.235G), which is intended to strengthen and support the work of the PTI centers through technical assistance and coordination.
The award is a grant with an expected single award made under Funding Opportunity Number ED GRANTS 052725 002. The anticipated award ceiling is $300,000, and the original application closing date listed is July 18, 2025. The opportunity is categorized under education funding activities and is listed under Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.235G. While the synopsis provides the main idea, applicants are expected to rely on the official Federal Register application notice for the full requirements, including priorities, performance measures, submission rules, and any pre-application steps. The Department also points applicants to the Department of Education "Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs" (published December 23, 2024, 89 FR 104528) for standard submission and procedural requirements.
Eligibility is limited to private nonprofit organizations that meet the statutory requirements in section 303(c)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Beyond being a private nonprofit, an applicant has to show real capacity and subject-matter expertise to carry out the TA role. That includes demonstrating the ability to coordinate training and information activities with Centers for Independent Living, which are key community-based entities supporting independent living services and advocacy. It also includes demonstrating the ability to coordinate and work closely with other parent-focused technical assistance and support resources authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), specifically: PTIs established under section 671 of IDEA, Community Parent Resource Centers under section 672 of IDEA, and eligible entities funded under section 673 of IDEA. In addition, the applicant must show it can effectively conduct the training and information activities authorized under section 303(c) of the Rehabilitation Act, meaning the organization should already have a strong foundation in delivering disability- and rehabilitation-related training, communications, and support at a level that can credibly assist other centers.
The governance structure is also a core eligibility feature. The organization must be governed in a way that centers the leadership and interests of individuals with disabilities and their families, while also incorporating vocational rehabilitation expertise. Specifically, the board of directors must either include vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals and have a majority of members who are individuals with disabilities or their parents/family members/guardians/advocates/authorized representatives, or the organization must have a broader membership representing the interests of individuals with disabilities and create a special governing committee to run the training and information program. That committee must include VR professionals and still have a majority made up of individuals with disabilities and their families. The notice also allows that representatives from special education and other relevant public or private agencies may be included on the board as appropriate, reinforcing the cross-system coordination expected between rehabilitation, independent living, and education-related disability supports.
Finally, applicants must demonstrate they serve, and have the capacity to serve, people across a full range of disabilities, along with their families and representatives. In practice, that means the National PTI TA Center is expected to be broadly competent across disability types, culturally and linguistically responsive where needed, and able to provide support that is useful to diverse communities and regions. The overall emphasis of the opportunity is on building a coordinated, high-capacity national technical assistance hub that helps PTIs and related parent resource entities deliver consistent, high-quality training and information that ultimately improves employment and independent living outcomes for individuals with disabilities.Apply for ED GRANTS 052725 002
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Parent Information and Training Program: Technical Assistance for Parent Training and Information Centers, ALN 84.235G" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.235.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-05-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Education discretionary grant opportunity under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). It supports the Parent Information and Training (PTI) Program by funding a National PTI Technical Assistance (TA) Center.
2) What is the purpose of the National PTI Technical Assistance (TA) Center?
The National PTI TA Center is intended to strengthen and support the work of PTI centers by providing technical assistance and coordination. The overall goal is to help PTIs and related parent resource entities deliver consistent, high-quality training and information that supports improved employment and independent living outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
3) Which funding stream or Assistance Listing Number (ALN) applies to this notice?
This specific notice is for ALN 84.235G (National PTI Technical Assistance Center).
4) Is this the notice for Regional PTI Centers or the National TA Center?
This notice is specifically for the National PTI Technical Assistance (TA) Center (ALN 84.235G), not the eight Regional PTI Centers (ALN 84.235F).
5) Who is the funding agency?
The funding agency is the U.S. Department of Education, OSERS, RSA.
6) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is ED GRANTS 052725 002.
7) What type of award is expected?
The award type is a grant.
8) How many awards does RSA expect to make under this notice?
The opportunity indicates an expected single award.
9) What is the anticipated award ceiling?
The anticipated award ceiling is $300,000.
10) What is the application deadline?
The original application closing date listed is July 18, 2025.
11) Where should applicants look for the full program requirements?
Applicants are expected to rely on the official Federal Register application notice for the complete requirements. That is where RSA will detail priorities, performance measures, submission rules, and any pre-application steps.
12) Are there standard Department of Education instructions that apply?
Yes. The Department points applicants to the "Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs" (published December 23, 2024, 89 FR 104528) for standard submission and procedural requirements.
13) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to private nonprofit organizations that meet the statutory requirements in section 303(c)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
14) Is being a private nonprofit enough to qualify?
No. Beyond being a private nonprofit that meets the relevant statutory requirements, the applicant must demonstrate real capacity and subject-matter expertise to carry out the National TA Center role.
15) What kinds of capacity and expertise must an applicant demonstrate?
The applicant must show it can credibly operate as a technical assistance and coordination hub, including the ability to conduct training and information activities authorized under section 303(c) of the Rehabilitation Act and to support other centers effectively.
16) What coordination is expected with Centers for Independent Living?
The applicant must demonstrate the ability to coordinate training and information activities with Centers for Independent Living, which are key community-based entities supporting independent living services and advocacy.
17) What other parent-focused resources must the applicant be able to coordinate with?
The applicant must demonstrate the ability to coordinate and work closely with other parent-focused technical assistance and support resources authorized under IDEA, including PTIs (IDEA section 671), Community Parent Resource Centers (IDEA section 672), and eligible entities funded under IDEA section 673.
18) What does the notice say about governance requirements?
Governance is a core eligibility feature. The organization must be governed in a way that centers the leadership and interests of individuals with disabilities and their families, while also incorporating vocational rehabilitation (VR) expertise.
19) What board structure is required if the organization is governed by a board of directors?
If governed by a board of directors, the board must include VR professionals and have a majority of members who are individuals with disabilities or their parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives.
20) What alternative structure is allowed if the organization has a broader membership model?
If the organization has a broader membership representing the interests of individuals with disabilities, it may create a special governing committee to run the training and information program. That committee must include VR professionals and must have a majority made up of individuals with disabilities and their families.
21) Can representatives from special education or other agencies be included in governance?
Yes. The notice allows representatives from special education and other relevant public or private agencies to be included on the board as appropriate, reflecting the cross-system coordination expected.
22) What populations must the applicant be able to serve?
Applicants must demonstrate they serve, and have the capacity to serve, people across a full range of disabilities, along with their families and representatives.
23) Does the notice emphasize working with diverse communities?
Yes. In practice, the National PTI TA Center is expected to be broadly competent across disability types and able to provide support useful to diverse communities and regions, including being culturally and linguistically responsive where needed.
24) What is the overall emphasis of the opportunity?
The overall emphasis is on building a coordinated, high-capacity national technical assistance hub that helps PTIs and related parent resource entities deliver consistent, high-quality training and information tied to employment and independent living goals for individuals with disabilities.
25) What is the main legal authority referenced for eligibility and program activities?
The notice references section 303(c)(4) and section 303(c) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, as well as coordination with entities authorized under IDEA sections 671, 672, and 673.
26) What should applicants assume about details not included in the synopsis?
Applicants should assume that key details (such as priorities, performance measures, submission rules, and any pre-application steps) are governed by the official Federal Register application notice and the Department of Education Common Instructions, not the synopsis alone.
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