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Special Education Research Competition (ALN 84. 324A) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER).
This competition encourages research that advances knowledge and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners, with topics including finance, school-community collaborations, or school structures that affect educational progress for students with disabi…
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Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Special Education Research Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84. 324A | Research Funding Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Special Education Research Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.
324A In awarding the research grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, (2) education outcomes for all learners from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education, and (3) employment and wage outcomes when relevant (such as for those engaged in career and technical, postsecondary, or adult education).
The IES research grant programs are designed to provide interested individuals and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all learners. These interested individuals include parents, educators, learners, researchers, and policymakers.
In carrying out its grant programs, IES provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need. In awarding research training grant programs, IES aims to prepare individuals to conduct rigorous and relevant education and special education research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners.
Special Education Research Grants Program (ALN 84. 324A). Under this competition, NCSER will consider only applications that address the following topic: Eligible Applicants: For the Special Education Research (ALN 84.
324A) grant competition, applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions of higher education, such as colleges and universities. Medical - Clinical Science
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions of higher education, such as colleges and universities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Special Education Research Competition (ALN 84.324A) is funded by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Institute of Education Sciences has opened its first research competitions since early 2025: five FY27 competitions due October 1, 2026, with roughly $250 million planned across three tranches. But $224 million in withheld FY2025 funds may expire September 30, and topics are now fixed through FY2029.
Read articleThe Institute of Education Sciences launched no new grant competitions in all of FY2026. On August 6, 2026 it announced a three-tranche FY27 restart: five topic-agnostic competitions due October 1, flagship field-initiated grants held until December, and eight research topics that IES says will persist through FY2029.
Read articleThe Institute of Education Sciences announced its FY27 grantmaking on August 6 — five competitions with an October 1 deadline, optional letters of intent September 3, and awards from $350,000 to $1.2 million. The bigger news is structural: IES has narrowed its research priorities to literacy and STEM for general education and four topics for special education through FY2029, and is organizing grantees into coordinated hubs. Here is what changed, what the award ceilings actually are, and why the field-initiated competitions everyone is waiting for do not open until December.
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