# Comprehensive Centers (84.283)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/84-283-comprehensive-centers/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Comprehensive Centers is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $260 million in 40 grants, about $6.5 million per award.

## Objectives

This program supports no fewer than 20 comprehensive centers that provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, regional educational agencies, and schools to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction. By statute, the Department is required to establish at least 1 center in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the Department's regional educational laboratories (RELs). Information on the REL regions is available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/.)

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $51.6 million | 21 |
| 2022 | $54.0 million | 21 |
| 2023 | $54.7 million | 21 |
| 2024 | $49.7 million | 20 |
| 2025 | $50.0 million | 20 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Westat, Inc. | Maryland | $71.5 million |
| Wested | California | $34.2 million |
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | Virginia | $33.6 million |
| McRel International | Colorado | $16.9 million |
| RMC Research Corp | New Hampshire | $15.1 million |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | North Carolina | $14.5 million |
| Icf Incorporated, L.L.C. | Virginia | $13.6 million |
| Southeast Regional Resource Center, Inc. | Alaska | $10.0 million |
| Education Northwest | Oregon | $9.2 million |
| Policy Studies Associates, Inc. | District of Columbia | $7.7 million |
| Trustees of Boston University | Massachusetts | $7.5 million |
| Pacific Resources for Education & Learning | Hawaii | $6.2 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $4.0 million |
| Educational Testing Service | New Jersey | $3.4 million |
| Research Triangle Institute | North Carolina | $3.1 million |
| Family Health International | North Carolina | $2.5 million |
| Child Trends, Incorporated | Maryland | $2.5 million |
| Arizona State University | Arizona | $2.3 million |
| Loyola Marymount University | California | $2.3 million |