Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Comprehensive Centers Program: National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities; ALN 84.283D
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-051126-001
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 84.283 Comprehensive Centers
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Dr. Michelle Daley oese.comprehensivecenters@ed.gov (202) 987-1057
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is seeking applicants to establish and operate the National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities (NCIL), a capacity-building center providing training, technical assistance, and professional development to state educational agencies, regional educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools. The center must identify or develop evidence-based literacy assessment tools, instructional strategies, and accommodations for children from early childhood through high school at risk of literacy deficiencies due to disabilities including dyslexia and developmental delays affecting reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive functioning. Eligible applicants include research organizations, institutions of higher education, agencies, partnerships, and individuals with demonstrated capacity to execute the required activities. Applicants will be evaluated based on three criteria: Significance (15 points), Quality of Project Design (55 points), and Quality of the Management Plan (30 points), with an optional competitive preference priority for state or tribal educational agency leadership providing up to 10 additional points. The application deadline is June 30, 2026, with an intergovernmental review deadline of September 8, 2026.
The Department intends to fund one Content Center with estimated available funds of $1,485,000 and a maximum annual award of $1,500,000 for a single 12-month budget period, with a project period extending up to 60 months as a cooperative agreement. The center must deliver products regionally to diverse state educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools while establishing client-driven annual service plans, creating performance management systems, and participating in national program evaluation. Performance expectations include providing family support information, developing professional development curricula for educators, and offering technical assistance to Regional Centers. Applicants must register with SAM.gov and Grants.gov and comply with the 2025 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs. The work will be conducted on a national scale, serving as a hub for literacy improvement initiatives across all states and regions.
Synopsis
Program Description: The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational agencies (SEAs), regional educational agencies (REAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools that improve educational opportunities and student outcomes, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction for all students, particularly for groups of students with the greatest need. The Department intends to fund one Content Center, a National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities (NCIL) focused on children in early childhood education programs through high school at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability, including dyslexia impacting reading or writing, or developmental delay impacting reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive functioning.
Assistance Listing Number: 84.283D
Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at ED 2025 Common Instructions.
Note: For new potential grantees unfamiliar with grantmaking at ED, please consult our "Getting Started with Discretionary Grant Applications" webpage.
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