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Education Research and Development Center Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). This program funds Research and Development (R&D) centers to conduct focused programs of research that address specific education problems, generate new knowledge, provide national leadership, research training, capacity building, and outreach, and conduct rapid research on emer…
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Opportunity Listing - Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Education Research and Development Center Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84. 305C Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Education Research and Development Center Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.
305C Agency: Department of Education Assistance Listings: 84. 305 -- Education Research, Development and Dissemination Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants. gov Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice.
For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.
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html . Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.
For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022.
Purpose of Program: Through the Education Research and Development Center Program, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) funds Research and Development (R&D) centers to conduct a focused program of research that will contribute to solving a specific education problem and generate new knowledge in their topic area; provide national leadership, research training, capacity building, and outreach within their topic area; and conduct relatively rapid research and scholarship on supplemental questions that emerge within their topic area.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84. 305C.
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) Other Native American tribal organizations For-profit organizations other than small businesses Private institutions of higher education Public and state institutions of higher education Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Special district governments City or township governments 1.
Eligible Applicants: For Improving Gifted Education, partnerships involving at least one institution of higher education and at least two State educational agencies with the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply.
Partnerships may also include additional institutions of higher education, additional State educational agencies, local educational agencies, other public agencies, other private agencies and organizations, other research institutions, and non-profit and for-profit organizations.
For Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Improve Instruction in Postsecondary Education, entities that have the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. Grantor contact information ED Grants.
gov FIND Systems Admin. U.S. Department of Education, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Email: Corinne. Alfeld@ed.
gov. File name Description Last updated 2022-26554. pdf Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document Dec 17, 2024 09:33 PM UTC 2024-30435. pdf Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Education Research and Development Center Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.
305C; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards Dec 20, 2024 02:13 PM UTC Link to additional information Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Education Research and Development Center Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.
305C; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Your account requires additional identity verification.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include non-profit and for-profit organizations, public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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