Funding Opportunity: IES Invites Applications for Longitudinal Data and Transformative Research Competitions
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the Department of Education (ED) issued a notice inviting applications (NIA) for two new National Center for Education Research (NCER) competitions. One competition on the use of “longitudinal data to support State education policymaking” and another competition on “transformative research in the education sciences.” These programs are meant to provide reliable data and information on educational practices that are supporting and advancing academic achievement and accessibility. Further details regarding both competitions and their specific requirements and priorities can be found below:
Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking
To ultimately help identify and reduce opportunity and achievement gaps found throughout prekindergarten to adult education, NCER is only considering proposals that “address State agencies’ use of their state’s education longitudinal data systems”.
- Eligibility: Eligible applicants must include the eligible state agency or state postsecondary system applying alone or in conjunction with universities, research organizations, and/or other appropriate organizations.
- Awards: IES estimates that awards will range from $100,000 to $333,333 per budget period for a period of performance of three years, with no cost share required.
Transformative Research in Education Sciences
Proposals to this competition should seek to “to support innovative and unconventional research… leveraging evidence-based principles from the learning sciences with advanced technology to create high-reward, scalable solutions.”
- Eligibility: Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, institutions of higher education and non-profit, for-profit, public, or private agencies.
- Awards: IES estimates that awards will range from $300,0000 to $1.25 million.
- Match: Recipients must secure matching funds in an amount equal to 10 percent of the total funds provided under the grant in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. “The cost sharing partner must be an organization that has experience developing and scaling technology products.”
For both competitions, the ultimate number of awards granted for each is contingent on the amount of funding IES receives in the fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget, which has yet to be enacted by Congress.
Applications for both are due no later than August 17, 2023. For further information on the Transformative Education competition, please contact Dr. Erin Higgins and for the Longitudinal Data competition, please contact Dr. Allen Ruby. Further information regarding program and application requirements for the competitions will be contained in the NCER Request for Applications (RFA)s, which will be available on or before June 8, 2023, on the IES website.
Sources and Additional Information
- The full announcement from the Federal Register can be found here.