Notice2025-24114
Competition Announcement; Braille Training Program
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Published
December 31, 2025
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
The Department of Education (ED) announces the opportunity to apply for competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 for the Braille Training Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.235E.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 31, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 61389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24114]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Competition Announcement; Braille Training Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (ED) announces the opportunity to
apply for competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 for the
Braille Training Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.235E.
DATES: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> ``APPLY'' function by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time, March 27,
2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Badger, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
(202) 219-2185. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8af9feeffae2ebe4e3efa4e8ebeeedeff8caefeea4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6858293869e97989f93d8949792919384b69392d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Braille Training program (84.235E)
offers financial assistance to projects that will (1) provide training
in the use of braille for personnel providing vocational rehabilitation
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. The FY 2026 competition includes a priority, selection
criteria, and requirements. The priority is: Braille Training Program.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(d).
To Apply: The complete funding opportunity announcement and all
information needed to apply, including the priority and program
requirements, are available on ED's website at <a href="https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx">https://ncrtm.ed.gov/RSAGrantInfo.aspx</a> and on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> at <a href="https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/361064">https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/361064</a>. The application notice and instructions on
grants.gov is the official document governing the grant competition.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format.
Signing Authority
This document of the U.S. Department of Education was signed on
December 29, 2025, by Rachel Oglesby, Chief of Staff, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. That document with the
original signature and date is maintained by the U.S. Department of
Education. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned has
been authorized to sign the document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of the U.S. Department of
Education. This administrative process in no way alters the legal
effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Tracey St. Pierre,
Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2025-24114 Filed 12-30-25; 8:45 am]
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