The Monarch Center was established to support special education and related service faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Institutions of Higher Education (MIHEs) in the pursuit of educational excellence and the obtainment of funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

The Monarch Center provides technical assistance, resources, and networking opportunities (at no cost to you) in pursuit of our overarching goal of affecting positive change in the lives of children with disabilities, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds.