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History of Funding

Previous IES awards can be found at https://ies.ed.gov/funding/grantsearch/index.asp?mode=1&sort=1&order=1&searchvals=&SearchType=or&checktitle=on&checkaffiliation=on&checkprincipal=on&checkquestion=on&checkprogram=on&checkawardnumber=on&slctAffiliation=0&slctPrincipal=0&slctYear=0&slctProgram=0&slctGoal=0&slctCenter=0&FundType=1&FundType=2

Additional Information

NCER will only consider applications that address one of the following topics:

• Career and Technical Education.
• Civics Education and Social Studies.
• Cognition and Student Learning.
• Early Learning Programs and Policies.
• Improving Education Systems.
• Literacy.
• Policies, Practices, and Programs to Support English Learners.
• Postsecondary and Adult Education.
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education.
• Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Context for Teaching and Learning.
• Teaching, Teachers, and the Education Workforce.

IES supports the development and validation of assessments to support education research and practice; exploratory research to build conceptual frameworks and generate hypotheses to guide future applied research; the development and pilot testing of innovative programs, practices, and policies; and impact studies – initial efficacy, replication, and follow-up studies -- to determine the benefits of programs, practices, and policies for learner education outcomes. Collectively, this research investment across project types builds knowledge in the education sciences, along with practical tools necessary to lead to meaningful change in education practice. For FY2024, applications must be directed to one of the following four project types: 

• Measurement
• Exploration
• Development and Innovation
• Impact

NCER invites applications for research to help improve education experiences and outcomes for learners in the United States. To encourage rigorous education research that is transparent, actionable, and focused on meaningful outcomes, all applicants are expected to incorporate the IES Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER; https://ies.ed.gov/seer/) into their proposed research, as applicable. SEER recommends that researchers:

• Pre-register studies
• Make findings, methods, and data open
• Address inequities in learners' opportunities, access to resources, and outcomes
• Identify interventions' components
• Document treatment implementation and contrast
• Analyze interventions' costs
• Use high-quality outcome measures
• Facilitate generalization of study findings
• Support scaling of promising interventions

Through this program, IES supports both basic and applied research that contributes to scientific knowledge and theory of teaching, learning, and organizing education systems; yields outcomes and products that are useful to learners and the educators and education institutions that serve them; and informs stakeholders about the cost and practical benefits and effects of programs, practices, and policies on relevant outcomes for learners across the lifespan. NCER expects researchers receiving funding through this program to disseminate evidence in a way that is useful to and accessible by learners, educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public. To support accessibility to all stakeholders, IES grantees must comply with the IES Policy Regarding Public Access to Research (https://ies.ed.gov/funding/researchaccess.asp) and adhere to other open science practices and SEER principles (https://ies.ed.gov/seer/) where applicable.

Peer reviewers will be asked to evaluate the significance of the application, the quality of the research plan, the qualifications and experience of the personnel, the resources of the applicant to support the proposed activities, and the quality of the dissemination history and dissemination plan.

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