Expanding access to an evidence-based intervention for high-need learners: literacyimprovement through focused tutoring (lift)

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Award ID
S411B260072
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$11,200,601

Award facts

Assistance listing
84.411 Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund)
Completion date 5% complete
Funding
  • $9,974,499.00 Federal
  • $1,226,102.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA

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About this award

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The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded the University of Alabama $11.2 million on August 1, 2026, under the Education Innovation and Research program (CFDA 84.411) to expand access to an evidence-based intervention for high-need learners through Literacy Improvement Through Focused Tutoring (LIFT).

The award funds implementation and evaluation of the LIFT tutoring intervention, an evidence-based approach designed to improve student academic outcomes for high-need populations. The University of Alabama, through its Office for Sponsored Programs, serves as the prime recipient and will administer the work through July 31, 2031. Place of performance is Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The Education Innovation and Research program supports creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling of field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students, structured around a tiered-evidence framework that aligns award size to the evidence base for funded interventions. All grantees must conduct rigorous, independent evaluation of project effectiveness and provide matching funds equal to ten percent of the award from federal, state, local, or private sources. The recipient must maintain records documenting total activity costs and cost-sharing sources for three years following project completion and is subject to Single Audit Act requirements.

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Who received award S411B260072?

S411B260072 was awarded to University Of Alabama by Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department of Education) on August 1, 2026.

How much is award S411B260072 worth?

$11,200,601 has been obligated on S411B260072: $9,974,499 in federal funding and $1,226,102 in non-federal funding.

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