Under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act discretionary grants are authorized to
support technology, State personnel development, personnel
preparation, parent training and information, and technical
assistance activities. This grant application provides the forms
and information necessary for applicants to submit an application
for funding, and information for use by technical reviewers to
determine the quality of the application. Note the following
changes: (1) Modified OMB approved selection criteria for the
Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children
with Disabilities program with EDGAR 75.210 selection criteria; (2)
Modified OMB approved selection criteria for the Training and
Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities program with
EDGAR 75.210 selection criteria and redesignated/redisdtributed the
[100] point value of the EDGAR selection criteria; and (3) Pages
A-20, B-5, C-2, and E-31 of the application includes track-changes
to the application package.
OSEP has reduced the annual
reporting and recordkeeping hour burden by 10,000 from the
previously approved collection. Over the past five years, OSEP has
experienced a reduction in the number of applications submitted
across the Part D programs. And, in the past 3 years we have
received between 400-800 applications across programs. That is
substantially less than the 1,200 applications received under the
previously approved collection. We believe this is in part due to
the transfer of the Part D, research and studies and evaluation
discretionary grants to the authority of IES (as mandated by
Statute). We typically received 200-300 applications for research
grants under Part D. In addition, OSEP has combined grants where
appropriate under several of the Part D programs thereby reducing
the number of competitions announced. Over the last few years, OSEP
has also combined data collection systems. The State Personnel
Development Grants program (previously known as the State
Improvement Grants program under the 1820-0620 collection) has been
added to this Part D umbrella collection. The 1820-0620 collection
included a Q & A document that is no longer relevant to the
program and has not been used for several years. Other than the Q
& A, there was no difference in the 1820-0620 collection and
the 1820-0028 Part D umbrella collection.
$1,869,000
No
No
No
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Debra Sturdivant
2022457539
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.