Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 062525 004

This grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), funds a single national technical assistance center focused on strengthening how States collect, report, analyze, and use fiscal data required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The project is commonly referred to as the Fiscal Data Center, and it sits within OSEP's broader Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program. The core intent is practical capacity-building: helping States produce accurate, timely, and usable IDEA Part B and Part C fiscal data so that federal reporting requirements are met and the data can support sound oversight and decision-making.

The legal and policy foundation for the competition is tied directly to IDEA. Under IDEA section 611(c)(1), the Secretary of Education may reserve up to one-half of one percent of Part B appropriations each year to support technical assistance activities authorized under section 616(i). Section 616(i) requires the Department to examine State capacity for data collection and analysis and to ensure that the data needed to implement IDEA accountability and oversight provisions are collected, analyzed, and accurately reported. It also directs the Department to provide technical assistance where it is needed to improve State capacity to meet those data requirements, including the reporting obligations in sections 616 and 618. In addition, Congress reinforced and broadened this emphasis through the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47), which explicitly authorizes using these reserved funds to administer and carry out other services and activities that improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under IDEA Parts B and C. The notice notes that for fiscal year 2025 the maximum potential reserve under the set-aside is $42,657,297 (adjusted for inflation), and that the Department plans to reserve $27,500,000 for FY 2025, which frames the overall scale of resources available for these kinds of data-focused technical assistance efforts.

The funded work is structured as a discretionary award made through a cooperative agreement, which typically means substantial federal involvement in shaping or monitoring the project compared to a standard grant. The opportunity anticipates one award (ExpectedAwards: 1), signaling that the Department expects to fund a single national center rather than multiple regional or topic-specific projects. The Assistance Listing Number is 84.373F, and the opportunity is titled "OSERS-OSEP: Technical Assistance on State Data Collection: National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Part B and Part C Fiscal Data (Fiscal Data Center)."

Eligibility is broad and includes many categories of potential applicants that could credibly operate a national center. Eligible entities listed include State educational agencies (SEAs), State lead agencies responsible for IDEA Part C, local educational agencies (LEAs) including public charter schools treated as LEAs under State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, freely associated States and outlying areas, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. In practice, because the award is for a national technical assistance center, applicants often form partnerships or consortia that combine fiscal expertise, IDEA compliance knowledge, data governance and data quality experience, and the operational capacity to deliver training and technical assistance across multiple States and jurisdictions.

Key administrative details in the synopsis include the opportunity number (ED GRANTS 062525 004), the posting/creation date (2025-06-25), and the original application closing date (2025-07-25). The synopsis also emphasizes that it is not the full notice and that the authoritative requirements are those published in the Federal Register. Applicants are directed to consult the official application notice for the full set of requirements, including eligibility nuances, priorities, performance measures, pre-application and application requirements, and program contact information. For standard submission and application procedures, applicants are pointed to the Department's Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 23, 2024, 89 FR 104528), which outlines where and how to obtain and submit applications and other cross-cutting procedural requirements.

Overall, the competition is designed to create a national hub of expertise that can help States improve the end-to-end lifecycle of IDEA fiscal data: collecting it correctly, ensuring quality and consistency, reporting it accurately to the federal government, and analyzing and using it to support IDEA implementation and accountability under Parts B and C. The central theme is not simply compliance reporting, but building durable State capacity and better data practices so that fiscal data are trustworthy and actionable.

  • The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OSERS-OSEP: Technical Assistance on State Data Collection: National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Part B and Part C Fiscal Data (Fiscal Data Center); ALN 84.373F" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.373.
  • This funding opportunity was created on 2025-06-25.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-07-25. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others.
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