research, innovation, training, and dissemination activities in connection with centers and services for the handicapped

research, innovation, training, and dissemination activities in connection with centers and services for the handicapped Sec. 624. (a) The Commissioner is authorized, either as part of any grant or contract tinder this part, or by separate grant to, or contract with, an agency, organization, or institution operating a center or providing a service which meets such requirements as the Commissioner determines to be appropriate, consistent with the purposes of this part, to pay all or part of the cost of such activities as— (1) research to identify and meet the full range of special needs of handicapped children; (2) development or demonstration of new, or improvements in existing, met nods, approaches, or techniques, which would contribute to the adjustment and education of such children; (3) training (either directly or otherwise) of professional and allied personnel engaged or preparing to engage in programs specifically designed for such children, including payment of stipends for trainees and allowances for travel and other expenses for them and their dependents; and (4) dissemination of materials and information about practices found effective in working with such children. (b) In making grants and contracts under this section, the Commissioner shall insure that the activities funded under such grants and contracts will be coordinated with similar activities funded from grunts and contracts under other parts of this title.