What is a TPSID?
Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability, or TPSID, are model demonstration projects funded by the US Department of Education. Through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process, grants are awarded to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education to enable them to create or expand high quality, inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities. The first round of TPSID funding was from October 2010 - September 2015. There were a total of 27 grantees at that time who worked with a total of 52 campuses across the United States. In October 2015, a second cohort of twenty five grantees with a total of 59 campuses were funded for a five year period, through September 2020. In October, 2020, the third cohort was funded, with a total of 22 grantees in 16 states.
TPSID projects establish model programs that:
Serve students with intellectual disabilities
Provide individual supports and services for the academic and social inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in academic courses, extracurricular activities, and other aspects of the institution of higher education
Partner with one or more local educational agencies to support students who are still eligible for special education and related services under IDEA
Plan for the sustainability of the model program after the end of the grant period; and
Offer a meaningful credential for students upon the completion of the model program
Students with intellectual disabilities participating in these model programs are provided experiences focusing on academic enrichment; socialization; independent living skills, including self-advocacy skills; and integrated work experiences and career skills that lead to employment. Person-centered planning is used as the foundation in the development of the course of study for each student.
TPSID 2020-2025 Grantees with Principal Investigator contact information
TPSID 2015-2020 Grantees, with Principal Investigator contact information
TPSID 2010-2015 Grantees, with Principal Investigator contact information
TPSID 2020-2025 Projects At A Glance
Abstracts for all 2020-2025 funded TPSID Projects (PDF)
ALABAMA
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
California State University, Fresno
University of California Davis
HAWAII
University of Hawaii (grantee/consortium lead)
Kauai, Windward, Maui, Honolulu, Leeward, Kapiolani Community Colleges
ILLINOIS
University of Illinois at Chicago
MICHIGAN
MISSOURI
University of Missouri St. Louis
NORTH DAKOTA
Minot State University (grantee/consortium lead)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
Georgian Court University (grantee/consortium lead)
PENNSYLVANIA
Millersville University (grantee/consortium lead)
SOUTH CAROLINA
TENNESSEE
East Tennessee State University
TEXAS
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
UTAH
Utah Valley University (grantee/consortium lead)
WASHINGTON STATE
Washington State University
TPSID 2015-2020 Projects At A Glance
ALABAMA
Jacksonville State University
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
FLORIDA
University of Central Florida (consortium lead)
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Florida International University
Atlantic Technical College
GEORGIA
Georgia State University (consortium lead)
University of West Georgia
HAWAII
KANSAS
MISSOURI
University of Missouri Kansas City
NEW JERSEY
The College of New Jersey (partner site)
NEW YORK
University of Rochester (consortium lead)
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Kingsborough Community College
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
Ohio State University (consortium lead)
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
Millersville University (consortium lead)
Mercyhurst University
Lehigh Carbon Community College
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island College
TENNESSEE
UTAH
WASHINGTON STATE
Spokane Community College
TPSID 2010-2015 PROJECTS
ALASKA
University of Alaska Anchorage
ARIZONA
University of Arizona
CALIFORNIA
University of California Los Angeles
Taft College
California State University Fresno
COLORADO
Colorado State University
DELAWARE
University of Delaware
FLORIDA
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
HAWAII
University of Hawaii
INDIANA
Indiana University
IOWA
University of Iowa
KENTUCKY
University of Kentucky
LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
MINNESOTA
Central Lakes College
NEW YORK
University of Rochester
NEW JERSEY
Bergen Community College
The College of New Jersey
NORTH CAROLINA
Western Carolina University
NORTH DAKOTA
Minot State University
OHIO
The Ohio State University
Kent State University
SOUTH CAROLINA
College of Charleston
TENNESSEE
University of Tennessee
TEXAS
Houston Community College
VERMONT
University of Vermont
VIRGINIA
Virginia Commonwealth University
WASHINGTON STATE
HIghline Community College