Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324S
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-080626-005
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,200,000
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 to use statewide longitudinal data systems to generate evidence for state education policy and program decisions affecting learners with or at risk for disabilities, with applications due October 1, 2026 at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time and letters of intent due September 3, 2026.
Eligible applicants include state educational agencies, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, colleges, universities, and public and private institutions with demonstrated capacity to conduct rigorous research. A state agency responsible for the education issue, program, or policy being examined must be included as either the applicant or co-principal investigator; eligible state agencies include the state educational agency (SEA) responsible for K–12 education and other state agencies responsible for early intervention, prekindergarten, career and technical education, and postsecondary education. State agencies may apply alone or in conjunction with research organizations such as universities and research firms, or with other appropriate organizations including other state agencies or local educational agencies.
The maximum award is $1.2 million for up to 3 years. Project start dates range from July 1, 2027 through September 1, 2027. Work uses state SLDS data and focuses on learners with or at risk for disabilities across all age groups from infancy through postsecondary education.
Applications must include four narrative sections—Significance, Research Plan, Data, and Decision Making and Dissemination—limited to 15 pages total, plus required appendices including letters of agreement, a data sharing and management plan, and alignment documentation with Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER). Submission is through Grants.gov using SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms.
The program operates under Assistance Listing Number 84.324S within the broader Research in Special Education program (CFDA 84.324).
Synopsis
Through this grant program, NCSER supports state agencies' use of their statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs) to provide evidence for their own program and policy decisions, and those of their local education agencies pertaining to learners with or at risk for disabilities
Assistance Listing Number: 84.324S.
Eligibility
For the Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking in Special Education (ALN 84.324S) grants program, institutions that have the demonstrated ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, state agencies responsible for education programs and policies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. Applications must include the State agency or State postsecondary system responsible for the education issue, program, or policy to be examined. Eligible State agencies include the State educational agency (SEA) responsible for the State's K-12 sector as well as other State agencies responsible for other specific education sectors such as early intervention, prekindergarten, career and technical education, and postsecondary education. In addition, a State postsecondary system may serve as the eligible State agency. Eligible State agencies may apply alone, or in conjunction with research organizations such as universities and research firms, and/or with other appropriate organizations (such as other State agencies or local educational agencies).
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00293876.pdf | ||
| 2027_84324S.pdf |
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