IDEA

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Entitlement Grant provides funds to ensure that eligible students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education that includes special education and related services designed to meet their individual needs in the least restrictive environment. The priorities of IDEA are to:

1. Ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free and appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living;
2. Ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected;
3. Assist states, localities, educational service agencies, and Federal agencies to provide for the education of all children with disabilities;
4. Assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to education children with disabilities.

All materials needed to apply for FY2025 IDEA Fund Code 0240 are posted with the grant RFP

FY2025 IDEA 0240 allocation amounts by district

All materials needed to apply for FY2025 IDEA Fund Code 0262 are posted with the grant RFP

FY2025 IDEA 0262 allocation amounts by district

• Resources for Program Directors

  • Allowable Costs for IDEA Entitlement Grants

  • IDEA Fund Code 240 Quick Reference Guide on Allowable and Unallowable Costs

  • IDEA Fund Code 262 Quick Reference Guide on Allowable and Unallowable Costs

  • Frequently Asked Questions IDEA, Part B: Grant Fund Codes 240 and 262

  • Allowable Use of IDEA Part B Funds: Decision Tree

  
  

• Guidance to IDEA by Topic

• Program Monitoring

  • Office of Public School Monitoring

Visit the Office of Special Education Planning & Policy for more information on special education services.

Last Updated: May 20, 2025