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IDEA

ARRA appropriates significant new funding for programs under Parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Part B of the IDEA provides funds to state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to help them ensure that children with disabilities, including children aged three through five, have access to a free appropriate public education to meet each child's unique needs and prepare him or her for further education, employment, and independent living. Part C of the IDEA provides funds to each state lead agency designated by the Governor to implement statewide systems of coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary interagency programs and make early intervention services available to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.

• Awards, Allocation & Funding Information
• Spending Reports by Program: Program: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/spending/program.xls
• Deadlines

Federal Register Proposed Notice: Deadline for Comments – September 16, 2009 http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-19662.pdf

• Fact Sheets and Guidance
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Using ARRA Funds to Drive School Reform and Improvement. Guidance on how to use the Title I, IDEA, and State Fiscal Stabilization Funds for lasting improvements in education
• Part B
• IDEA Part B, Fact Sheet
• IDEA, Part B, Guidance
• Guidance Modifications MSWord (52K) | PDF (128K) (July 1, 2009)
• Guidance Modifications MSWord (24K) | PDF (16K) (Apr 13, 2009)
• Part C
• IDEA, Part C, Fact Sheet
• IDEA, Part C, Guidance
• Webpage
• Part B http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
• Part C http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,statute,I,C,

Supporting Information

• Materials and Resources

• U.S. Department of Education Program Plan for
  • Grants to States, http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/program-plan&program_id=7575
  • Grants for Infants and Families, http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/program-plan&program_id=7573
  • Preschool Grants, http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/program-plan&program_id=7578
• Press Releases
• Education Secretary Arne Duncan Proposes to Allow States to Use Up to $41 Million of Existing Title I and IDEA Funds to Effectively Administer, Monitor and Report Use of ARRA Funds: Duncan Posts Proposed Notice to Adjust Caps on Administrative Funds for IDEA, section 611 and Title I, Part A. http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/08/08142009a.html
• Department of Education to Accelerate $11.37 Billion in Stimulus Funds -- Second Half of Title I, IDEA and VR Funds to be Released 30 Days Early http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/08/08032009.html

U.S. Department of Education Contact Information:

ARRA: Questions or concerns about Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Recovery Funds to IDEARecoveryComments@ed.gov.