Start the 2026 Part B grant application season strong. Learn how to make your IDEA state set-aside funds count. Get practical tips for using data and community input to set priorities for your Part B grant.

Date and Time: April 2, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET / 12:00–1:30 p.m. CT / 11:00–12:30 p.m. MT / 10:00–11:30 a.m. PT

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Risk shows up at different levels within the Part C system, from broad funding considerations to day-to-day implementation and oversight.

In this webinar, participants discussed how those realities influence fiscal decision-making and explore how to think intentionally about fiscal risk across the Part C system.

Join state special education fiscal staff from across the country at CIFR’s Part B IDEA Fiscal Forum in Kansas City, Missouri, September 1–3, 2026.

This forum brings together state directors of special education and fiscal specialists to build knowledge and capacity by learning from each other and discussing important IDEA funding issues.

Check back on this page for registration details and updates.

 

At this webinar, CIFR TA providers and participants:

• reflected on the themes and priorities from the TA Time Machine activity at the Part C IDEA Fiscal Forum (IFF) in May 2025
• asked what’s changed in the TA landscape—and what’s staying put
• explored how CIFR can better support state IDEA fiscal specialists moving forward

In this webinar, participants learned how strong partnerships between Part C program and fiscal staff can improve services and compliance.

Staff from CIFR and the Center for Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy):

• Provided a quick overview of the importance of analyzing fiscal data as a team
• Highlighted the value of cross-team collaboration
• Shared real-world examples of states using fiscal data to strengthen their Part C programs

In this session, TA providers and state participants explored budgeting and managing Part B state set-aside funds and reflected on relevant challenges using CIFR’s Problems of Practice Framework—a structured approach to fiscal problem-solving that helps identify effective solutions.

The webinar provided practical tools and useful tips to strengthen states’ decision-making and impact of state set-aside funds.

This webinar was designed especially for state staff working with IDEA Part C program budgets and finances and showed participants how key standards for internal controls align with and support their Part C fiscal responsibilities.

The webinar helped participants:

• Better understand your financial responsibilities
• Follow funding requirements correctly
• Strengthen your program’s financial practices

This webinar was based on our popular 2025 IDEA Fiscal Forum session on internal controls.

The Center for IDEA Fiscal Reporting invited states to  a collaborative learning experience in Washington, DC, on August 26-27, 2025. This workshop brought together state teams to solve IDEA fiscal challenges together. Working alongside technical assistance experts and colleagues from other states, participants learned one another and build skills for handling complex IDEA fiscal issues.

In this workshop, particpants:

• Learned a framework for tackling problems
• Worked together on challenges specific to your state
• Practiced responding to local educational agency questions and building their capacity
• Reviewed helpful resources from CIFR and other TA centers
• Networked with colleagues from other states and TA staff

LEAs must apply each year to SEAs to show their eligibility for IDEA Part B subgrants. This session covered how SEAs can:

• Make sure LEAs meet all requirements
• Provide helpful support to LEAs

Participants heard how states manage their application process and were invited to share your own experiences.