Federal grant programs / Department of Education

Competitive Grants for State Assessments (84.368)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$60.8 million
• Grant awards21
• Typical award$3.0 million
• Awarded in FY 2025-$22,168
• Size rank973 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• It is the 973rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 15 largest recipients received 101% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 15 states and territories.

What the program funds

The purpose of the program is to support efforts to: (1) improve the quality, validity, and reliability of State academic assessments; (2) measure student academic achievement through the use of multiple measures from multiple sources; (3) develop or improve models to measure and assess student progress or growth; (4) develop or improve assessments for English learners, including assessments of English language proficiency or assessments of academic content in languages other than English; (5) develop or improve assessments for children with disabilities, including alternate assessments aligned to alternate academic achievement standards; and (6) develop and use comprehensive assessment instruments, such as performance- and technology-based assessments, computer adaptive assessments, or extended performance task assessments that improve assessment ability to measure critical thinking, writing and problem solving skills.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

State educational agencies (SEAs) and/or consortia of SEAs are eligible to receive grants.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Successful applicants must use funds to carry out the activities described in their approved applications and in accordance with regulations.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

The average award is $5,000,000.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to state and local governments.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.