Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Education Research and Development Center Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305C

Closed Posted

Opportunity number
ED-GRANTS-122024-001
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $15,000,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Grant
Category
  • Education
Eligible applicants
  • Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Special District Governments
  • Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Other
  • County Governments
  • City/Township Governments
  • Higher Education Inst. (Public)
  • For Profit Organizations
  • Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
  • 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
  • Higher Education Inst. (Private)
  • State Governments
Full announcement

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is seeking applicants for its Research Education Research and Development Center Program (Assistance Listing Number 84.305C). This opportunity will fund two R&D centers - one focused on Improving Gifted Education ($5 million total) and another on Using Generative Artificial Intelligence to Improve Instruction in Postsecondary Education ($8-10 million total). Eligible applicants include partnerships involving higher education institutions and state education agencies for the Gifted Education center, and non-profit/for-profit organizations, public/private agencies, and higher education institutions for the AI in Postsecondary Education center. The centers will conduct focused research programs, provide national leadership and training, and perform rapid research on emerging questions in their topic areas. Applications are due March 14, 2025.

Projects under this program will be funded for up to 5 years. Awardees will be required to meet performance measures and reporting requirements, with continuation funding based on progress. The opportunity is part of the broader Education Research, Development and Dissemination program (CFDA 84.305) which supports a range of research activities to improve educational outcomes nationwide.

Synopsis

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.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.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.

Files

File Type Posted
2024-30435.pdf PDF
2022-26554.pdf PDF

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