Assistance Listing 84.173
Special Education Preschool Grants
Department of Education · Department of Education
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 156 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $5,703,976.
- First-time winners
- 0%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 2% higher ed · 98% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $5.7M
- $2.5M – $11M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 52
- $420M committed to them
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Education California | Higher ed | CA | 6 | $228,877,044 |
| New York State Education Department | Government | NY | 6 | $197,615,927 |
| TX Education Agency | Government | TX | 6 | $135,492,448 |
| Florida Department of Education | Government | FL | 6 | $109,443,118 |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Government | IL | 6 | $101,517,407 |
| Pennsylvania Dept of Education | Government | PA | 6 | $82,471,999 |
| Michigan Department of Education | Government | MI | 6 | $74,018,293 |
| Ohio Department of Education | Government | OH | 6 | $73,582,016 |
| Education, New Jersey Department of | Government | NJ | 6 | $67,064,811 |
| Kentucky Department of Education | Government | KY | 6 | $60,113,782 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | $576M | $3.7M | $1.5M – $6.8M |
| 2022 | 52 | $403M | $5.4M | $2.4M – $9.9M |
| 2023 | 52 | $420M | $5.7M | $2.5M – $11M |
| 2024 | 52 | $420M | $5.7M | $2.5M – $11M |
| 2025 | 52 | $420M | $5.7M | $2.5M – $11M |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 84.173?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 156 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $5,703,976.
How much does Special Education Preschool Grants award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $5.7M; the middle half ran from $2.5M to $11M. 52 new awards were made, with $420M committed to them.
When does 84.173 usually post?
Posting history is irregular; watch this page for the next round.
Who runs this program?
Department of Education (Department of Education). Assistance Listing 84.173 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.