Education Department Announces Braille Training Grant Competition
Published Date: 12/31/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education is offering grants for 2026 to support training in braille for people who help blind youth and adults. This program funds creating training materials, teaching methods, and promoting braille and tech access. If you want to apply, get your proposal in by March 27, 2026, and help make braille skills stronger nationwide!
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FY2026 Braille Training Grants Open
The Department of Education is offering competitive grants for Fiscal Year 2026 under Assistance Listing Number 84.235E to fund projects that train personnel and develop braille materials and technology for blind youth and adults. Organizations must submit complete proposals electronically through Grants.gov by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on March 27, 2026.
More Braille Training and Materials Nationwide
The program funds activities that (1) provide training in the use of braille for personnel who serve youth and adults who are blind, (2) develop braille training materials and teaching methods, and (3) promote braille and nonvisual access technology, with the goal of strengthening braille skills nationwide. These activities are intended to benefit youth and adults who are blind and the staff who support them.
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