Project Grant R305A110483

This $1,767,613.97 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) is funding the establishment of the National Education Research and Development Center for Improving Rural Postsecondary Education. The award period runs from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025. The Center, led by the prime awardee MDRC, is conducting research projects focused on improving access to and...

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) provides $654,403.64 to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the Chicago Scholars Program. The award, which runs from December 20, 2024 to December 21, 2024, will support NORC's research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Chicago Scholars Program in improving educational outcomes....

The University of Pennsylvania received a $154,791 federal project grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The grant, awarded on January 1, 2024, will fund a study to improve educational outcomes and expand knowledge across all levels of education. The project involves conducting research, developing and evaluating educational interventions, creating resources for educators, and disseminating...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) under the Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283). This grant supports the establishment of the Fiscal Equity Content Center, which will provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to state, local, and regional educational agencies to improve educational opportunities, close...

The Center for Civic Education was awarded a $6,619,611 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411). The grant, titled "Integrated Civic SEL," will fund the development, implementation, and scaling of innovative civic education programs focused on media literacy and public policy engagement, particularly for disadvantaged students. The project, running from...

This federal Project Grant award from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) provides $1,943,249.00 to the Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to fund the "CENTER FOR EARLY LITERACY AND RESPONSIBLE AI (CELARAI): INNOVATING BEGINNING READING INSTRUCTION FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE LEARNERS" initiative. This project aims to research and develop new approaches to early...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $310,958 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania on August 1, 2024. This grant supports statistical innovations for balancing weight methods in education research, with a period of performance from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025. The grant involves sub-awards to two prestigious research universities, The Regents of...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $541,455 Project Grant under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) to Seattle Children's Hospital to update school-based measurement of organization, time management, and planning skills for the modern secondary classroom. The project involves developing and piloting improved assessment tools for these critical executive function skills in secondary school students. Seattle...

This $733,692.00 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305). The grant supports comprehensive research activities designed to improve educational outcomes across all learning stages. The primary awardee, Carnegie Mellon University, will conduct research and development efforts focused on areas such as artificial intelligence in education,...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $12,539,357.60 Project Grant under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program (CFDA 84.411) to the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity in Providence, RI. This 5-year grant, running from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will fund the PLAN, LEAD, ACT, NETWORK, AND SUSTAIN (PLANS) FOR EQUITABLE STUDENT OUTCOMES initiative. The project aims to create, develop, implement, replicate, and...