Education

Grant Competition for a National Center for Accessible Education Videos

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This notice opens a federal grant competition to fund a National Center for Accessible Education Videos for fiscal year 2026. The goal is to improve educational access for children with disabilities by supporting accessible classroom video content, including captioning and video description. Eligible applicants include state and local education agencies, public charter schools treated as local education agencies, colleges, public agencies, nonprofits, tribes, certain territories, and for-profit organizations. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on June 26, 2026. The Education Department will not award more than $2.6 million for a 12-month budget period.

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Key Changes

  • Opens the FY 2026 grant competition for a National Center for Accessible Education Videos
  • Sets a maximum award of $2.6 million for a 12-month budget period
  • Requires applications to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by June 26, 2026

Obligations

What this law requires

critical

Applicants seeking funding under Assistance Listing Number 84.327N must submit complete proposals electronically through the Grants.gov “APPLY” function.

grant applicants
11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time, June 26, 2026
reporting
high

Applicants must be an eligible entity type to apply: a State educational agency, State lead agency under Part C of IDEA, local educational agency including qualifying public charter school, institution of higher education including community college, other public agency, private nonprofit organization, freely associated State or outlying area, Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, or for-profit organization.

grant applicants
licensing
high

The Department of Education must not make an award exceeding $2,600,000 for a single 12-month budget period under this competition.

Department of Education
prohibition
medium

On request to the listed program contact, the Department of Education must provide this document in an accessible format to individuals with disabilities.

Department of Educationprogram contact
disclosure

Affected Parties

State and local education agenciesPublic charter schools treated as local education agencies+4 more…

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education grants,accessible media,students with disabilities