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Funding Opportunities

arrowFor FY 2011 Request for Applications and Grants.Gov Application Submission Guide, click here.
For RFAs for FY 2010 competitions (now closed), please scroll down.

arrowNotice of Change to Application Package for NCER Grant Competition (84.305A)

A revised application package for applications to the Education Research Grant Program CFDA 84.305A-2 (Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-020410-002; Competition ID: 84-305A2011-2) was posted on the Grants.gov website on July 21, 2010.

If you downloaded the application package that was posted on Grants.gov on July 19, 2010 you will not be able to submit your application using that package.

Please download the application package posted on July 21, 2010 (Opportunity Open Date: 07/21/10) to submit your application for the September 16, 2010 deadline.

The revised grant application package indicates on the first page:
Opportunity Open Date: 07/21/10
Opportunity Close Date: 09/16/10

Applicants must not use the grant application package (forms package) that indicates on the first page:
Opportunity Open Date: 07/19/10
Opportunity Close Date: 09/16/10

The grant application package with the 7/19/10 Opportunity Open Date has been deleted and will not be accepted by Grants.gov.

arrowImportant Dates for Current Competitions: click here.

arrowResearch and Research Training Programs

The Institute of Education Sciences' overarching priority is research that contributes to improved academic achievement for all students, and particularly for those whose education prospects are hindered by inadequate education services and conditions associated with poverty, race/ethnicity, limited English proficiency, disability, and family circumstance.

Please read the Overview of IES research and research training grant programs before continuing.

The Institute supports the following research and research training programs:


arrowResearch Funding Webinars

The National Center for Special Education Research and the National Center for Education Research within the Institute of Education Sciences periodically host a series of webinars related to research funding opportunities.

For more information regarding webinar topics, dates, and registration process, browse here.

To view slides from previous webinar sessions discussing research funding opportunities at the National Center for Special Education Research and the National Center for Education Research, browse here.

Please register for the IES Newsflash for information about future webinars and upcoming funding opportunities.

arrowUnsolicited Grant Opportunities

The Institute of Education Sciences accepts unsolicited applications for research, evaluation, statistics, and knowledge utilization projects that would make significant contributions to the mission of the Institute. » more info

arrowArchived RFAs for FY 2010 competitions (now closed): click here.

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