Office of Special Education Program's Discretionary Grants Public Database

Introduction

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21. To this end, OSEP provides leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts, including funding approximately 1,000 grants and contracts each year.

If you'd like to know what grants and contracts OSEP has funded as part of its initiatives to improve results for children with disabilities, you've come to the right place!

(If you're looking for OSEP's grants opportunities, we would direct you to OSEP itself, at: www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/osep/index.html)

Keyword Search

To find what projects OSEP is currently funding in a specific area, enter a keyword in the box below. For instance, if you’re interested in finding projects focused on autism or leadership, simply enter either word. If you use a phrase, put the phrase in quotes--for example, “learning disabilities.”

Search by Drop-Down Menu

Use these drop-down menus one at a time, or select multiple boxes to conduct searches across multiple (including all four of these) categories.

Clicking RESET will clear all the fields for a fresh start.


State:
Disability:
Age of Children:
Type of Competition:

Search by Specific Information

Here's a second alternative for searching. Use any one of the boxes below to search for specific kinds of information—such as the name of the organization operating a grant, the grant number, or the project director's name. We give you hints beside each to help you frame the search term.

Grant Number search:
Example: H326N030003 or 328C
Organization search:
Example: "Academy for Educational Development" or Academy
Project Title search:
Example: Dissemination or "National Dissemination Center" or "Access Center"
Project Director search:
Example: Ripley Suggestion: Use only the Project Director's last name.