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No. ED-GRANTS-080626-001 · Department of Education

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

Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Oct 1, 2026 29 days left
Posted
Aug 6, 2026
Last verified
Today

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Education
Official description from grants.gov

NCER training programs prepare individuals to conduct education research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. Under this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address one of the following programs: (1) Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education Research (Early Career) or (2) Methods Training for Education Research (Methods Training). The Early Career program provides support for an integrated research and career development plan for early career investigators at institutions of higher education or non-academic research organizations who are developing education research careers. The Methods Training program funds training to help current education researchers, including state and local education agency research staff, maintain and enhance their research and analysis skills in order to conduct rigorous and relevant education research. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 84.305 · Education Research, Development and Dissemination

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (84.305), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 9 $325,674 $302,462 – $391,260
FY 2025 15 $500,000 $499,642 – $999,995
FY 2024 93 $1,187,201 $821,158 – $2,080,755
FY 2023 36 $1,082,127 $825,506 – $1,868,873
FY 2022 88 $1,487,752 $891,540 – $2,000,000
FY 2021 120 $1,711,297 $947,722 – $2,000,000
Who wins it Higher education (245), Nonprofit (76), Business (28) of 361 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (51) · VA (40) · NY (24) · PA (18) · FL (9)
Largest recent awards
  1. SRI INTERNATIONAL $9,999,999 · FY 2021
  2. EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. $5,942,064 · FY 2024
  3. DIGITAL PROMISE GLOBAL $4,518,503 · FY 2024
  4. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE $4,499,963 · FY 2021
  5. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL $4,495,075 · FY 2022

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 7, 2026