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IDEA Grants: Federal Requirements

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 IDEA Part B grant is authorized by IDEA of 2004 (20 USC §1411). This formula grant is provided annually to local education agencies (LEAs) in the District of Columbia to support students with disabilities. For more information about the United States Department of Education (USED) IDEA Part B grant, visit the USED IDEA website.

IDEA Part B funds are provided annually through two sections:

  • IDEA, Part B- Section 611 – Funding for the provision of supplemental special education and related services to students with qualifying disabilities ages 3-21 years old.
  • IDEA, Part B- Section 619 – Funding for the provision of supplemental special education and related services to children with qualifying disabilities ages 3-5 years old.

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds included a supplemental increase to IDEA, Part B through ARP-IDEA 611 and ARP-IDEA 619.

Coordinating Early Intervening Services (CEIS)

LEAs may also use funds provided under Part B of the IDEA for CEIS. These services are for children from kindergarten-grade 12, with an emphasis on children from kindergarten-grade 3, who are not currently identified as children with disabilities needing special education and related services but who need additional academic and behavior support to succeed in the general education environment.

These services can include:

  • Professional development (for teachers and other school staff) and
  • Educational and behavioral evaluations, services, and supports (34 CFR §300.226(b); 34 CFR §300.646(d)(1)(i)).

Under IDEA, the provision of CEIS can be voluntary or mandatory.

  • Voluntary CEIS is defined by regulation at 34 CFR §300.226. These regulations allow LEAs to use up to 15 percent of their IDEA Part B Section 611 and Section 619 funds to implement voluntary CEIS.
  • Mandatory CEIS, referred to as Comprehensive CEIS, is defined by regulations at 34 CFR §300.646(d). These regulations require LEAs identified by their states as having significant disproportionality based on race or ethnicity to reserve 15 percent of IDEA Part B Section 611 and Section 619 funds to implement comprehensive CEIS. States must identify disproportionality with respect to identification, placement and/or disciplinary removals.

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.

[Date Posted: Feb. 24, 2023]