# Education Research, Development and Dissemination (84.305)

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Education Research, Development and Dissemination is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $788 million in 566 grants, about $1.4 million per award.

## Objectives

To support research activities that improve the quality of education and, thereby, increase student academic achievement, reduce the achievement gap between high-performing and low-performing students, and increase access to and completion of postsecondary education.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $147 million | 306 |
| 2022 | $174 million | 330 |
| 2023 | $163 million | 302 |
| 2024 | $175 million | 309 |
| 2025 | $129 million | 188 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | Virginia | $60.4 million |
| Wested | California | $42.4 million |
| MDRC | New York | $23.3 million |
| University of Missouri System | Missouri | $22.5 million |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Virginia | $21.4 million |
| SRI International | California | $20.3 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $18.8 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $16.6 million |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Massachusetts | $16.4 million |
| Research Triangle Institute | North Carolina | $15.7 million |
| Teachers College Columbia University | New York | $15.6 million |
| University of California Irvine | California | $14.6 million |
| New York University | New York | $14.4 million |
| The University of Chicago | Illinois | $14.4 million |
| The Rand Corporation | California | $13.1 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $13.1 million |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | $12.7 million |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | Georgia | $12.4 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | $12.0 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | $12.0 million |

## Open opportunities

- [Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center on Education Research (NCER): From Seedlings to Scale, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305J](https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ed-grants-101526-001-institute-of-education-sciences-ies-national-center-on/), closes December 11, 2026