OSERS-OSEP: National Center on Academic Interventions Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.326Q
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- ED-GRANTS-061526-002
- Agency
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Department of Education
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $3,700,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Celia Rosenquist celia.rosenquist@ed.gov (202) 245-7373
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services seeks applicants for a single cooperative agreement to establish a National Center on Academic Interventions, with applications due August 10, 2026 and a maximum award of $3.7 million.
Eligible applicants include state educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, Indian Tribes, and for-profit organizations. The project period extends up to 60 months. No cost share or matching requirement is stated in the source materials.
The Center must address significant achievement gaps in reading and mathematics for students with disabilities by providing three tiers of technical assistance: universal, general technical assistance to all educators; targeted, specialized technical assistance to state educational agencies and LEAs in states with evidence-based literacy policies; and intensive, sustained technical assistance to selected recipients. The Center must focus on pre-kindergarten through high school settings and achieve four minimum expected outcomes: increased capacity of SEAs and LEAs to implement state-level policies promoting evidence-based instruction; increased educator capacity to identify and implement evidence-based instruction; improved LEA and school implementation infrastructures; and increased educator preparation program capacity.
Evaluation criteria are weighted across five categories: Significance (10 points), Quality of Project Design (35 points), Quality of Project Evaluation (20 points), Adequacy of Resources (15 points), and Quality of Management Plan (20 points). Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov and follow the 2025 Common Instructions for Education Department Discretionary Grant Programs. The intergovernmental review deadline is September 9, 2026.
The program is listed under CFDA 84.326Q, a component of the Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.326).
Synopsis
Program Description: The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
The 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress results illustrate the significant achievement gaps in reading and mathematics for students with disabilities.[1] Local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools need to continuously improve their systems and practices to address achievement gaps of students with disabilities and support educators' implementation of evidence-based literacy and mathematics instruction that meet the individualized needs of students with disabilities so they are prepared for success in school and postsecondary opportunities. Through this competition and to address these needs, the Department intends to establish a National Center on Academic Interventions.
[1] The National Assessment of Educational Progress (2024). https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/dashboards/achievement_gaps.aspx.
ALN: 84.326Q
Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions and Information 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.
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