Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Research Training Programs in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B
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- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-080626-002
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Dr. Katherine (Katie) Taylor katherine.taylor@ed.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) seeks applicants for Research Training Programs in Special Education (Assistance Listing 84.324B), with applications due October 1, 2026 and an optional letter of intent due September 3, 2026. For fiscal year 2027, NCSER is accepting applications only for the Methods Training program track, which funds training to help current education researchers—including state and local education agency research staff—enhance research and analysis skills in analyzing large administrative datasets to address research questions related to learners with or at risk for disabilities.
Eligible applicants are institutions located in the territorial United States with ability and capacity to conduct training in scientific research methods. Applicants may hold multiple Methods Training awards and submit several applications provided they are substantively different with no overlaps in key personnel.
The Methods Training program provides up to $800,000 over three years. Award period may begin between July 1 and September 1, 2027. Applications must include mentoring and engagement plans, data sharing and management plans, alignment with Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER), and research security training certifications and malign foreign talent recruitment program certifications for all senior and key personnel. Methods Training narratives are limited to 15 pages.
The Early Career Development and Mentoring track, providing up to $500,000 over four years to early career researchers at institutions of higher education or non-academic research organizations, is not accepting applications in this fiscal year cycle. Early career faculty at non-R1 institutions may request an additional $200,000 for grant administration costs under that program when it opens.
All applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov; late submissions are not accepted.
Synopsis
NCSER training programs prepare individuals to conduct special education and early intervention research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners.
Under this competition, NCSER will consider only applications that address one of the following topics: (1) Early Career Development and Mentoring or (2) Methods Training for Special Education Research. The Early Career program provides support for an integrated research and career development plan for early career investigators at institutions of higher education or non-academic research organizations who have established an interest in special education research and are developing research careers focused on learners with or at risk for disabilities. The Methods Training program funds training to help current education researchers, including state and local education agency research staff, maintain and enhance their research and analysis skills in order to conduct rigorous and relevant research focused on learners with or at risk for disabilities. For FY 2027, NCSER is only accepting applications for Methods Training focused on analyzing large administrative datasets to address research questions related to learners with or at risk for disabilities.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B.
Eligibility
For the Early Career program, IES provides funds to the institution of the PI who submitted the application for their research and career development. Applicants to the Early Career program must be a research institution (academic or non-academic). Institutions located in the territorial United States 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. For the Methods Training Program, applicants located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct training in scientific research methods are eligible to apply. An applying institution may hold more than one Methods Training award and submit multiple applications to the Methods Training Program if they are substantively different from one another and have no overlaps in key personnel.
Files
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| PKG00293875.pdf | ||
| 2027_84324B.pdf |
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