NECTAC Contact Resources

NECTAC Staff

IDEA-related Contacts

OSEP Early Childhood Staff (PDF: 21kb) are presented within an abbreviated organizational chart of the U.S. Department of Education.

State Programs Under IDEA

• Contacts Finder by name, state, or program

• View a list of:
• Part C Coordinators, Part C Websites
• ICC Chairs, ICC Staff, ICC Websites
• Section 619 Coordinators, Section 619 Websites

• Click on a state and Map Finder shows all contacts by state for Part C, ICC Chair, Section 619 Coordinator, OSEP-funded early childhood projects.
  
• Part C Central Directory of Resources for all states maintained by the Family Support Network of North Carolina
  
• State Directors of Special Education maintained by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc. (NASDSE)

OSEP-funded Projects

Projects Finder offers more than just contact information on OSEP-funded projects. It is searchable by Project Name, state, staff name, project type, word or phrase in the project abstract, states in which the project is active, funding year, and a controlled vocabulary of descriptors.

• View currently funded projects by project type:
• RRCs
• Research
• Personnel Preparation
• Institutes, Studies, Centers & TA
• State Improvement/Personnel Development Grants
• Technology & Media

• Parent Training and Information Projects - maintained by the Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

IES is the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education. You can search the database to find funded research grants.

Organizations related to Part C and Section 619

• Division for Early Childhood (DEC)
• IDEA Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association
• National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE)
• Early Intervention Families Alliance

State Education Agencies

• CCSSO Council of Chief State School Officers (downloaded 8/11/10)
• EROD-Education Resource Organizations Directory
• NASBE National Association of State Boards of Education

NICHCY State Resource Sheets

Organizations and agencies by state that address disability-related issues. Included on NICHCY state sheets are:

• state senators
• state governors
• state agencies serving children and youth with disabilities
• state chapters of disability organizations and parent groups
• parent training and information projects

Child Care Related Contacts

• State Child Care and Development Fund Contacts
• State Child Care Web sites
• Technical Assistance Network for Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
• Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT projects that provide a more detailed, community-by-community picture of the condition of children.

Head Start

• Head Start National Contracts
• National Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center (NRC) Major Projects
• Head Start State Collaboration Offices map   list
• Early Head Start National Resource Center and search for EHS grantees
• Head Start Higher Education Partnership
• SpecialQuest - The Head Start/Hilton Foundation Training Program to Support Inclusive Early Childhood Services
• Search for Head Start grantees by state, or all states. Includes All programs.

Even Start

• Even Start State Coordinators and Federal Program Contacts

Homeless

• State Coordinators for Homeless Education (downloaded 4/1/10)

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

• State Title V Contacts
• State Maternal and Child Health Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) Program list of Grantees (downloaded 6/29/10)

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

• WIC Program Website
• WIC State Contacts

Developmental Disabilities

• University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education

Child Abuse and Neglect Contacts

• State Liaison Officers for Abuse and Neglect Information