July 12, 2021More than $3 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds will be used to support Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant programs benefiting youth with disabilities, according to an announcement from the U.S.
Department of Education.1 This funding will be added to the $122 billion already designated to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund through ARP.The Office of Special Education Programs will administer the allocation of these funds to IDEA’s three major grant programs: $2.6 billion will go to states under Part B Section 611, $200 million will be funneled to preschool grants under Part B Section 619, and $250 million will support IDEA Part C grants.U.S.
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