Assistance Listing 84.323
Special Education - State Personnel Development
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 18 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,826,719. Expect about 54 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 33%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 3% higher ed · 96% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $1.8M
- $1.6M – $2.2M middle half
- New awards, FY2025
- 9
- $23M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Dec
- irregular · 54-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2025
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education | Government | PA | 2 | $15,461,345 |
| Ohio Department of Education | Government | OH | 2 | $15,240,471 |
| New York State Education Department | Government | NY | 2 | $15,212,894 |
| Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education | Government | VA | 2 | $14,578,101 |
| Georgia Dept of Education | Government | GA | 2 | $13,986,470 |
| Michigan Department of Education | Government | MI | 2 | $13,860,000 |
| Illinois State Board of Education | Government | IL | 2 | $13,655,709 |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Government | MO | 2 | $13,053,026 |
| Department of Education California | Higher ed | CA | 2 | $12,995,678 |
| Kansas State Department of Education | Government | KS | 2 | $11,215,194 |
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 | 36 | $197M | $5.6M | $3.8M – $6.6M |
| 2022 | 12 | $69M | $5.6M | $4.8M – $6.9M |
| 2023 | 5 | $20M | $2.9M | $2.0M – $5.1M |
| 2024 | 4 | $7.6M | $1.9M | $1.7M – $2.1M |
| 2025 | 9 | $23M | $1.8M | $1.6M – $2.2M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | 2026-06-16 | 62 d | ED-GRANTS-041526-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A |
| 2025-06-23 | 2025-08-01 | 39 d | ED-GRANTS-062325-002 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A |
| 2024-12-03 | 2025-02-18 | 77 d | ED-GRANTS-120324-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A |
| 2024-07-09 | 2024-08-23 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-070924-002 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP):State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.323A |
| 2022-12-19 | 2023-03-06 | 77 d | ED-GRANTS-121922-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A |
| 2022-06-10 | 2022-07-25 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-061022-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.323A |
| 2020-12-29 | 2021-03-09 | 70 d | ED-GRANTS-122920-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): for State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program Assistance Listing Number 84.323A |
| 2020-07-29 | 2020-09-10 | 43 d | ED-GRANTS-072920-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA Number 84.323A |
| 2017-02-13 | 2017-04-14 | 60 d | ED-GRANTS-021317-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA Number 84.323A |
| 2016-02-03 | 2016-03-21 | 47 d | ED-GRANTS-020316-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA Number 84.323A |
| 2014-12-15 | 2015-02-13 | 60 d | ED-GRANTS-121514-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA Number 84.323A |
| 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-04 | 33 d | ED-GRANTS-080212-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA Number 84.323A |
| 2011-05-20 | 2011-07-05 | 46 d | ED-GRANTS-052011-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)--Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA Number 84.323 |
| 2010-05-25 | 2010-07-09 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-052510-001 · Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA Number 84.323A |
| 2009-04-14 | 2009-05-29 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-041409-001 · State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) Program CFDA 84.323A |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 84.323?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 18 new awards in FY2023–25. The median award is $1,826,719. Expect about 54 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Special Education - State Personnel Development award?
In FY2025 the median new award was $1.8M; the middle half ran from $1.6M to $2.2M. 9 new awards were made, with $23M committed to them.
When does 84.323 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Dec with about 54 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 15, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Education (Department of Education). Assistance Listing 84.323 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.