03-28-2019, 11:32 AM
(03-28-2019, 10:44 AM)Beaker Wrote: Anybody wonder why Special Olympics is funded by the Dept of Education in the first place? Did they consider it a type of physical education or something?
The support they get from the federal government as a whole is in the form of grants. For example, they received about $15.5 million in federal grants in 2017. https://dotorg.brightspotcdn.com/a2/52/67e680f34be4b0c2d975757f3f95/special-olympics-inc-2017-audited-financial-statement.PDF
Those grants likely fall under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services since the Special Olympics is not just about the competition aspect but is a more comprehensive program with education qualities.
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