▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Te ch ▁Act ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁group ▁of ▁projects ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Each ▁state ▁project ▁had ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁fund ing ▁under ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁law . ▁ ▁A ▁compet itive ▁grant ▁application ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁additional ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁funds . ▁ ▁Project s ▁were ▁assured ▁of ▁eight ▁years ▁of ▁full ▁fund ing ; ▁the ▁nin th ▁year ▁at ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁full ▁fund ing ; ▁and ▁the ▁t enth ▁year ▁as ▁a ▁Te ch ▁Act ▁project ▁at ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁full ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁Legisl ation ▁supporting ▁the ▁state ▁assist ive ▁technology ▁projects ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁sun set ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ass ist ive ▁Technology ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁( P . L . ▁ 1 0 8 - 3 6 4 ) ▁re author ized ▁the ▁assist ive ▁technology ▁programs ▁in ▁all ▁states ▁and ▁territ ories ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁formula - based ▁program , ▁and ▁removed ▁the ▁sun set ▁provision ▁from ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁Ass ist ive ▁Technology ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁changes ▁brought ▁about ▁by ▁the ▁Ass ist ive ▁Technology ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁was ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁purpose . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁Act s ▁focused ▁on ▁helping ▁states ▁build ▁" system s ▁for ▁impro ving ▁access ▁to ▁assist ive ▁technology ▁devices