The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children. Children and youth ages 3-21 receive special education and related services under IDEA Part B.

The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) provides IDEA grant funding to local education agencies (LEAs) to support the needs of students with disabilities. Budgetary monitoring and federal reporting activities are conducted each year to ensure LEAs dedicate these resources to improved learning environments and outcomes for students with disabilities

For more information about the IDEA grant and related application and reporting processes, please review the following guidance.

IDEA Grant Application

• FY25 IDEA Phase I Assurances Application Webinar
• FY25 IDEA Phase II Consolidated Application Webinar
• General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Section 427 Form
• MOE Eligibility Guide
• Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Reduction Calculator
• IDEA Grant Allowable Uses

Data & Reporting

• Quick Reference Guide on IDEA Local Educational Agency Maintenance of Effort
• Equity Requirements under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 

ARP-IDEA

• Funding Your Continuous Education Plan: Using ARP-IDEA to Support Students with Disabilities.
• Post-ESSER Sustainability Planning Supports for LEAs

Additional IDEA Grant Information

For additional information about IDEA grants, please select the links below.

   

 

Contact Us

For questions or additional information, please email [email protected].

IDEA Grants are administered by OSSE’s Office of Special Populations and Programs within the Division of Systems and Supports, K-12.