Recent grant opportunities from the U.S. Department of
Education (ED) include...

* Enhancing the Health and Wellness of Individuals with
Arthritis -- CFDA# 84.133B-9

* Enhancing the Health and Wellness of Individuals with
Neuromuscular Diseases -- CFDA# 84.133B-10

* Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Interventions -- CFDA#
84.133B-11

* Technical Assistance for Student Assignment Plans --
CFDA# 84.004F

* Secondary Conditions in Rehabilitation of Individuals
with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) -- CFDA# 84.133B-12

* Leadership Preparation in Sensory Disabilities -- CFDA#
84.325V

* Center on Accessible and Supported Electronic Text to
Improve Mathematics Achievement for Students with
Disabilities -- CFDA# 84.327H

Below are excerpts from the "notice inviting applications" for
each grant opportunity. For more complete information, please
see the full notice inviting applications in the Federal
Register. We try to ensure that the web version and the
Federal Register notice are the same; however, the Federal
Register notice should be consulted for complete and
authoritative information.

For application packages and other information related to ED
funding opportunities, please see:

[www.ed.gov].
[www.ed.gov]

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) -- Enhancing
the Health and Wellness of Individuals with Arthritis (Federal
Register: July 21, 2009 [CFDA# 84.133B-9])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve
the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, through advanced research, training,
technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general
problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. Such activities are designed
to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with
disabilities, and the family members or other authorized
representatives of individuals with disabilities.
Applications Available: July 21, 2009.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 21, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 4, 2009.
Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies,
including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations,
including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and
tribal organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $700,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Additional information is available online at:
[www.ed.gov]

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) -- Enhancing
the Health and Wellness of Individuals with Neuromuscular
Diseases (Federal Register: July 21, 2009 [CFDA# 84.133B-10])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve
the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, through advanced research, training,
technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general
problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. Such activities are designed
to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with
disabilities, and the family members or other authorized
representatives of individuals with disabilities.
Applications Available: July 21, 2009.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 21, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 4, 2009.
Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies,
including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations,
including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and
tribal organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $700,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Additional information is available online at:
[www.ed.gov]

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) -- Traumatic
Brain Injury (TBI) Interventions (Federal Register: July 22, 2009
[CFDA# 84.133B-11])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve
the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, through advanced research, training,
technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general
problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. Such activities are designed
to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with
disabilities, and the family members or other authorized
representatives of individuals with disabilities.
Applications Available: July 22, 2009.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: August 6, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 21, 2009.
Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies,
including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations,
including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and
tribal organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $800,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Additional information is available online at:
[www.ed.gov]

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Training and Advisory Services Program -- Technical Assistance
for Student Assignment Plans (Federal Register: July 22, 2009
[CFDA# 84.004F])
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Purpose of Program: The Training and Advisory Services program is
authorized under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42
U.S.C. 2000c-2000c-2, 2000c-5. The February 23, 2009 House and
Senate Conference Report (Conference Report) on H.R. 2241, the
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, states that within the $9,489,000
provided for Training and Advisory Services in FY 2009, the
Congress made $2,500,000 available for one-time competitive grants
to local educational agencies (LEAs) for technical assistance in
preparing, adopting, or modifying, and implementing student
assignment plans to avoid racial isolation and resegregation in the
Nation's schools, and to facilitate student diversity, within the
parameters of current law. The Conference Report further called
for LEAs to use the grant funds to seek assistance and expertise
from student assignment specialists, demographers, community
relations specialists, facility and other planners, or curriculum
specialists and others in comparable LEAs with relevant and
successful experience, as well as specialists and consultants from
academia, non-profit organizations, civil rights organizations, and
the private sector.
Applications Available: July 22, 2009.
Deadline for Notice of Intent To Apply: August 6, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 21, 2009.
Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (school
districts).
Estimated Available Funds: $2,250,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-250,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $225,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

Additional information is available online at:
[www.ed.gov]

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Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) -- Secondary
Conditions in Rehabilitation of Individuals with Spinal Cord
Injury (SCI) (Federal Register: July 22, 2009 [CFDA# 84.133B-12])
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve
the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, through advanced research, training,
technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general
problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. Such activities are designed
to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with
disabilities, and the family members or other authorized
representatives of individuals with disabilities.
Applications Available: July 22, 2009.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: August 6, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 21, 2009.
Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies,
including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations,
including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and
tribal organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $800,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Additional information is available online at:
[www.ed.gov]

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Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities -- Leadership Preparation in Sensory
Disabilities (Federal Register: July 23, 2009 [CFDA# 84.325V])
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Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) help
address State-identified needs for highly qualified personnel -- in
special education, related services, early intervention, and
regular education -- to work with infants, toddlers, and children
with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the
necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have
been determined through scientifically based research and
experience, to be successful in serving those children.
Applications Available: July 23, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 24, 2009.
Eligible Applicants: IHEs.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Additional information is available online at:
[www.ed.gov]

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Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities
-- Center on Accessible and Supported Electronic Text to Improve
Mathematics Achievement for Students with Disabilities (Federal
Register: July 23, 2009 [CFDA# 84.327H])
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Purpose of Program: The purposes of the Technology and Media
Services for Individuals with Disabilities program are to: (1)
Improve results for children with disabilities by promoting the
development, demonstration, and use of technology, (2) support
educational media services activities designed to be of educational
value in the classroom setting to children with disabilities, and
(3) provide support for captioning and video description of
educational materials that are appropriate for use in the classroom
setting.
Applications Available: July 23, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 24, 2009.
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies; local
educational agencies (LEAs), including public charter schools that
are considered LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies;
private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely associated
States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Additional information is available online at:
[www.ed.gov]