Education Research and Development Centers

 
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    CFDA#

    84.305C     		 

    Funder Type

    Federal Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

    Summary

    The Instituted of Education Sciences National Center for Education Research (NCER) seeks to identify what works for whom, in what context, and why in order to provide reliable information about how to improve education outcomes and narrow achievement gaps for U.S. students. Under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, IES supports National Research and Development Centers (R&D Centers) that conduct focused, scientific research on key education issues that face our nation. Through this program, researchers have greater resources than are available through the Education Research Grants program (CFDA 84.305A) to tackle more complex education problems, create innovative education solutions to these problems, and contribute to knowledge and theory in the education sciences.


    For the FY 2024 Education Research and Development Center competition, IES invites applications for R&D Centers in the following topic areas:

    • Improving rural education
    • Using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to augment teaching and learning in classrooms
    • K-12 teacher recruitment and retention policy
    • Improving outcomes in elementary science education

    Each of these R&D Centers will be responsible for

    • Contributing to the solution of a specific education problem and to the generation of new knowledge and theories relevant to the focus of the R&D Center;
    • Providing national leadership within the R&D Center's topic by disseminating research and engaging with researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in order to advance evidence-based policy and practice; and
    • Conducting relatively rapid research and scholarship on supplemental questions that emerge within the R&D Center's topic area. 
     

    History of Funding

    For information on existing IES R&D Centers, please see https://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/results.asp?ProgID=13&year=all.

    Additional Information

    Applicants are encouraged to contact the relevant point of contact for the topic for which they are applying.


    Applications under the Education Research and Development Center program must meet the requirements set out under the subheadings (1) Student Education Outcomes, and (2) Authentic Education Settings in order to be sent forward for scientific peer review.

    • Student Education Outcomes All research supported under the Education Research and Development Center program must address student education outcomes including measures of student academic outcomes. The Institute also supports research on student social and behavioral competencies that support success in school and afterwards, and on employment and earnings outcomes when appropriate. Student education outcomes should align with the theory of change guiding the proposed research and applicants should describe this alignment when discussing student outcomes and their measures.
    • Authentic Education Settings Proposed research must be relevant to education in the United States and must address factors under the control of the U.S. education system (be it at the national, state, local, or school level). To help ensure such relevance, the Institute requires researchers to work within or with data from authentic education settings. Authentic education settings include both in-school settings and formal programs that take place after school or out of school (e.g., museums, science centers, after-school programs, distance learning programs, online programs) under the control of schools or state and local education agencies

    Contacts

    Meredith Larson

    Meredith Larson
    550 12th Street, SW
    Washington, DC 20024
    (202) 245-6940

    Christina Chhin

    Christina Chhin
    550 12th Street, SW
    Washington, DC 20024
    (202) 245-7736

    Emily Doolittle

    Emily Doolittle

    ,
    202–987–0795

    Wai-Ying Chow

    Wai-Ying Chow

    ,
    202–245–8198

    Jennifer Schellinger

    Jennifer Schellinger

    ,
    202–987–0765
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Institutions that have the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities.

    Deadline Details

    Applications are to be submitted by March 7, 2024. A similar timeline is anticipated annually.

    Award Details

    The IES expects to fund four centers, each focused on one of the topics for this year's award. Award amounts vary. Maximum awards for centers focused on improving rural education, K-12 teacher recruitment and retention, and using generative AI projects are $10,000,000. Maximum awards for a center focused on improving outcomes in elementary science education is $15,000,000. Project length is up to 5 years. Cost sharing/matching is not required.

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