Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Education Research Training Program CFDA Number 84.305B | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), part of the U.S. Department of Education, announced this discretionary grant competition to support the Education Research Training Program under CFDA 84.305B as part of its FY 2012 research competitions. The competition is authorized under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (Title I of Public Law 107-279). In plain terms, the opportunity is meant to strengthen the national capacity to conduct high-quality education research by supporting training efforts that develop researchers who can produce scientifically valid evidence about what works in education. The broader IES goal behind this and related competitions is to expand fundamental knowledge about education across the full pipeline, from early childhood through K-12, postsecondary, and adult education, and to provide practical, trustworthy information to families, educators, policymakers, and the public.

The central purpose of the IES research grant programs, including this training program, is to generate reliable and valid evidence on education practices that improve learning, academic achievement, and access to educational opportunity for all students. IES frames its work around meeting areas of demonstrated national need, meaning the agency is looking for research and training activities that address important, widely felt problems in education and that are capable of producing findings people can use with confidence. While this specific listing is for an education research training program, it sits alongside other IES competitions mentioned in the notice, such as Education Research (84.305A), Research on Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (84.305D), and Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies (84.305E), as well as parallel special education research competitions in the 84.324 series. Together, these competitions reflect IESs larger strategy: fund rigorous research and build the talent and methods needed to keep that research strong over time.

Eligibility is intentionally broad and focused on capacity rather than organizational type. Applicants must have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research, and eligible entities include (but are not limited to) nonprofit and for-profit organizations, public and private agencies, and institutions such as colleges and universities. The listing specifically names categories such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and for-profit organizations other than small businesses, while also noting that other applicants may be eligible as clarified in the official notice. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which generally reduces barriers for applicants that may not have large pools of flexible funds to contribute.

Applications had to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov, and the notice is explicit that submissions could not be emailed directly to the agency. Applicants were instructed to locate the correct downloadable application package on Grants.gov by searching the CFDA number without the letter suffix (for example, search "84.305" rather than "84.305B"). The application package for this competition became available on July 21, 2011, and the deadline for transmittal of applications was September 22, 2011. The opportunity was posted on March 3, 2011, and later archived on October 22, 2011, which signals the window during which it was active for new submissions.

For reference and follow-up, the listing points applicants to the official Federal Register notice as the controlling source for details such as pre-application requirements (if any), application formatting and submission rules, performance measures, priorities, and program contacts. It also notes that the official Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations can be accessed online through GPO Access. The opportunity includes contact information for technical issues with accessing the announcement (Julius Cotton, ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Administrator, 202-245-6140, julius.cotton@ed.gov) and identifies a program manager contact at IES (Meredith Larson, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, 400 Maryland Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20202, phone 202-219-2025), which is typically the person positioned to answer content and fit questions about the program itself.

Key identifiers from the listing include Funding Opportunity Number ED-GRANTS-030311-003, title "Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Education Research Training Program CFDA Number 84.305B," agency "Department of Education," activity category "Education," and instrument type "Grant." The bottom-line takeaway is that this competition was designed to fund training efforts that build a stronger pipeline of education researchers and improve the quality and credibility of education evidence, using IESs emphasis on scientifically valid research as the guiding standard.

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