The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) provides Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant funding to local education agencies (LEAs) to support the needs of students with disabilities. OSSE currently administers $20,850,269.00 in IDEA funding to LEAs in the District of Columbia.

IDEA Part B State Grant Application

• FFY 24 State Grant Application under Part B of the IDEA

IDEA Part B LEA Grant Application

The IDEA application includes two phases. Phase I requires assurances and a comparison of each LEA’s proposed local special education budget from the application year and the prior year. Phase II includes program and budget information. Both phases are completed in the Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS). Completed Phase II applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and must be approved for LEAs to access funds.

For guidance on the IDEA application, please view:

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

Grant Funding

IDEA Part B

• FY25 Preliminary IDEA Part B Allocations
• FY24 Part IDEA Part B Allocations

For details on allocations, view the State Level Allocation Policies for IDEA.

For a list of how IDEA Part B funds can be spent by subgrantees, view IDEA Grant Allowable Uses.

American Rescue Plan Act

OSSE has received supplemental IDEA Section 611 and Section 619 funds as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP-IDEA). 

• ARP IDEA FY22 Final Allocations

The award period for ARP-IDEA grants was July 1, 2021-Sept. 30, 2023. The distribution of these supplemental funds is based on the same formula and subject to the same requirements as the IDEA grant. ARP-IDEA funds must be tracked separately from regular IDEA funds.

Please note ARP IDEA funds are currently in liquidation. For additional guidance, please review the 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.