The Department of Education is offering a grant opportunity through the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) for the National Center for Education Research (NCER). The grant, with Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305A, aims to support education research. The grant is open to eligible applicants, including nonprofit and for-profit organizations, public and private agencies, and institutions of higher education. The grant does not require cost sharing or matching.
The purpose of the program is to expand knowledge and understanding of developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, education outcomes for all learners from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education, and employment and wage outcomes when relevant. The research grant programs are designed to provide reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all learners.
The grant includes four research competitions through two centers: the IES National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the IES National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). The NCER competitions focus on education research and statistical and research methodology in education. The NCSER competitions focus on special education research and special education research training.
Under the NCER competitions, the grant will consider applications that address various topics such as career and technical education, civics education and social studies, cognition and student learning, early learning programs and policies, English learner policies, programs, and practices, improving education systems, literacy, postsecondary and adult education, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, social, emotional, and behavioral context for teaching and learning, and teaching, teachers, and the education workforce.
Under the NCSER competitions, the grant will consider applications that address education systems and early career development and mentoring.
Applicants may submit applications to multiple research grant programs as long as they address different key issues, programs, or policies. However, a given application may only be submitted once for the IES FY 2025 grant competitions.
The deadline for transmittal of applications is September 12, 2024. For further information, interested parties can contact Lara Faust at the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.
For more details and to access the application package, please refer to the official application notice available at the following link: Additional Information