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ED-GRANTS-091123-001: Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B

Closed Closed January 11, 2024 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-091123-001

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center on Education Research (NCER): From Seedlings to Scale, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305J (ED-GRANTS-101526-001). Status: Closes December 11, 2026 (34 days left). It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2023.

Department of Education offered grants of up to $267,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on January 11, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed September 11, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Department of Education has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
ED-GRANTS-080626-001August 6, 2026Closed October 1, 2026Closed
ED-GRANTS-111224-001November 12, 2024Closed March 7, 2025Closed

Key dates

PostedSeptember 11, 2023
DeadlineJanuary 11, 2024
Archived by Grants.govFebruary 10, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Eligible Applicants: For the Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions under the Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences competition (ALN 84.305B), applicants must be a minority-serving institution (MSI) located in the territorial United States that confers bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees in academic fields relevant to education. For the Methods Training for Education Researchers topic under the Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences competition (ALN 84.305B), applicants must be located in the territorial United States and have the ability and capacity to conduct training in scientific research methods for education research.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: In awarding the research grants, theInstitute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) education outcomes for all learners from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education, and (2) employment and wage outcomes when relevant (such as for those engaged in career andtechnical, postsecondary, or adult education). IESresearch grant programs are designed to provide interested individuals and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all learners. These interested individuals include parents, educators, learners, researchers, and policymakers. In carrying out its grant programs, IES provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need. In awarding research training grant programs, IES aims to prepare individuals to conduct rigorous and relevant education and special education research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B.

Category: Education.

Who has won Education Research, Development and Dissemination grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Education Research, Development and Dissemination (84.305) awarded $788 million across 566 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral SciencesVirginia43$60.4 million
WestedCalifornia18$42.4 million
MDRCNew York18$23.3 million
University of Missouri SystemMissouri12$22.5 million
Rector & Visitors of the University of VirginiaVirginia18$21.4 million

Top states: California ($122 million), Virginia ($91.2 million), New York ($68.1 million), Pennsylvania ($45.1 million), North Carolina ($43.2 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, ED-GRANTS-101526-001, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-091123-001 still open?

No. It closed on January 11, 2024. A newer notice is open: ED-GRANTS-101526-001, closes December 11, 2026 (34 days left).

Who can apply for Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B?

Closed January 11, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $267,000 each.

Who has won Education Research, Development and Dissemination grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Wested, MDRC. The program made 566 awards worth $788 million in that time.

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