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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Braille Training Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.235E

Federal funding opportunity ED-GRANTS-122925-001 from Department of Education.

Posted
December 29, 2025
Closed
March 27, 2026
Award ceiling
$300,000
Program funding
$2,100,000
Expected awards
7
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
84.235
Category
Education
Archives
April 26, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 84.235 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$3.7M
FY2026 obligated
$3.3M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
18

Top recipients: Statewide Parent Advocacy Network Inc, Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center, Inc., Pacer Center Inc, Peak Parent Center Inc, Federation for Children With Special Needs, Inc., the

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234), and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/29/2025-

16571/common-instructions-and-information-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionary-grantams.



Purpose of Program: The Braille Training program offers financial assistance to projects that will (1) provide training in the use of braille for personnel providing vocational rehabilitation (VR) services or educational services to youth and adults who are blind; (2) develop braille training materials; (3) develop methods used to teach braille; and (4) develop activities used to promote the knowledge and use of braille and nonvisual access technology for youth and adults who are blind.


Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.235E.

Who can apply

States, public agencies and organizations, nonprofit agencies and organizations, and public or nonprofit institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

The official record

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Agency contact: Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst · [email protected] · 2022456408

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