Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Research Training Programs in Special Education CFDA Number 84.324B

The summary for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Research Training Programs in Special Education CFDA Number 84.324B grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Department of Education, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Research Training Programs in Special Education CFDA Number 84.324B: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

Purpose of Program: The central purpose of the Institute's research grant programs is to provide interested individuals and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all students. These interested individuals include parents, educators, students, researchers, and policymakers. In carrying out its grant programs, the Institute provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need.
Competitions in This Notice: The Institute will conduct nine research competitions in FY 2017 through two of its centers:

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305D, 84.305H, 84.305L, 84.305N, 84.324A, 84.324B, and 84.324L.
The Deputy Director for Policy and Research, Delegated the Duties of the Director, of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2017 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research. The Delegated Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The Institute's purpose in awarding these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for disability, and (2) education outcomes for all students from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education.

Applications for grants under the Education Research, Research
Training Programs in the Education Sciences, Statistical and Research
Methodology in Education, Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on
Problems of Practice or Policy, Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of
Education Interventions, Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems
of Education Policy and Practice, Special Education Research, Research
Training Programs in Special Education, and Low-Cost, Short-Duration
Evaluation of Special Education Interventions competitions, CFDA
numbers 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305D, 84.305H, 84.305L, 84.305N, 84.324A,
84.324B, and 84.324L must be submitted electronically using the
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this
site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package,
complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You
may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant applications for the Education Research, Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences, Statistical and Research Methodology in Education, Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or Policy, Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions, Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice, Special Education Research, Research Training Programs in Special Education, and Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Special Education Interventions competitions at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for each competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.305, not 84.305A).
Federal Grant Title: Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Research Training Programs in Special Education CFDA Number 84.324B
Federal Agency Name: Department of Education
Grant Categories: Education
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: ED-GRANTS-030816-008
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement, Grant
CFDA Numbers: 319541
CFDA Descriptions: Research in Special Education
Current Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2016 Application Package Available: May 19
Original Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2016 Application Package Available: May 19
Posted Date: Mar 8, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 8, 2016
Archive Date: Sep 3, 2016
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award: none
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Special district governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
County governments
State governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible Applicants: Applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions of higher education, such as colleges and universities.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Research Training Programs in Special Education CFDA Number 84.324B; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017
Grant Announcement Contact
Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 [email protected] Program Manager: Katherine Taylor, [email protected].
e-Mail: Program Manager

Department of Education 202 708 5660