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Funding Opportunities
at the Institute of Education Sciences:
Information for the Grants Administrator
Elizabeth R. Albro, Ph.D.
Acting Commissioner
National Center for Education Research
Legislative Mission of IES
• Describe the condition and progress of education in
the United States
• Identify education practices that improve academic
achievement and access to education opportunities
• Evaluate the effectiveness of Federal and other
education programs
Organizational Structure
Office of the
Director
National
Center for
Education
Research
National
Center for
Education
Statistics
National Board
for Education
Sciences
National
Center for
Education
Evaluation
National
Center for
Special Ed
Research
To Identify Funding Opportunities for
Faculty and Researchers
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Begin at the IES website (http://ies.ed.gov)
Sign up for the IES Newsletter
Review FY 2012 Requests for Applications
Funding Opportunities are announced inThe
Federal Register
• Contact relevant program officers in the two
Research Centers
http://ies.ed.gov
FY 2012 Research and Research Training
Grant Programs
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
published in Federal Register
March 3, 2011
Research and Research Training
Grant Programs
• Education and Special Education Research Grant
Programs
• Postdoctoral Research Training Grant Programs
• National Research and Development Centers
• Special Education R&D Centers
• Statistical and Research Methodology in Education
• Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs
and Policies
How to Identify Appropriate Grant Programs
• Read the Request for Applications
• Check the announced topics
• Look at the abstracts of projects funded
under a research topic
– http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/
– http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/projects/
Education Research Grant Program
(84.305A)
Special Education Research Grant Program
(84.324A)
First, skim available Requests for Applications to:
• Review available topics;
• Review research goals and their
methodological requirements;
• Program officers are associated with topics,
and their contact information is included at
the end of each RFA.
FY 2012 NCER Research Topics
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Reading and Writing
Mathematics and Science Education
Cognition and Student Learning
Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning
Education Technology
Effective Teachers & Effective Teaching
Improving Education Systems: Policies, Organization,
Management, and Leadership
• Postsecondary and Adult Education
• Early Learning Programs and Policies
• English Learners
FY 2012 NCSER Research Topics
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Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education
Reading, Writing, and Language Development
Mathematics and Science Education
Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning
Transition Outcomes for Special Education Secondary Students
Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education
Professional Development for Teachers and Related Service
Providers
Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Technology for Special Education
Families with Children with Disabilities
FY2012 Research Goals
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Exploration
Development & Innovation
Efficacy and Replication
Scale-Up Evaluation
Measurement
Exploration
Explore education programs, practices, and
malleable factors that are associated with better
student learning and achievement outcomes
Possible methodological approaches include:
– Secondary analyses of longitudinal datasets
– Small descriptive studies
– Meta-analyses
Development and Innovation
• Develop new interventions (e.g., instructional
practices, curricula, teacher professional
development)
• Demonstrate the feasibility of the intervention for
implementation in an authentic education delivery
setting
• Collect pilot data on promise of intervention to
achieve intended outcomes
Efficacy and Replication
• Test whether or not fully developed
interventions are effective under specified
conditions and with specific types of students.
• Studies using random assignment to
intervention and comparison conditions are
preferred where feasible.
• Efficacy follow-up studies
Scale-up Evaluation
• Test whether interventions are effective when
implemented under typical conditions.
• As implemented by practitioners.
• Studies using randomized assignment to
treatment and comparison conditions are
preferred whenever they are feasible.
• Scale-up follow-up studies
Measurement
• Develop and validate assessments or other
measurement tools
Goal
Typical Range per Year
(direct + indirect costs)
Maximum
(direct + indirect)
$100,000 - $300,000
$100,000 - $400,000
2 years, $700,000
4 years, $1,600,000
$150,000 - $400,000
3 years, $1,500,000
Efficacy &
Replication
Follow-up study
$250,000 - $650,000
$150,000 - $300,000
4 years, $3,500,000
3 years, $1,200,000
Scale-up Evaluation
Follow-up study
$350,000 - $900,000
$250,000 - $400,000
5 years, $5,000,000
3 years, $1,500,000
Measurement
$150,000 - $300,000
4 years, $1,600,000
Exploration
Secondary data
With primary data
Development &
Innovation
Additional Research Grant Programs
Postdoctoral Research Training Program in
the Education Sciences
(84.305B; 84.324B)
• For institutions to establish postdoctoral
training programs to train researchers in the
skills necessary to conduct the type of
research that the Institute funds
• No more than 5 years in length
National Research and Development Centers
(84.305C)
• Topics vary year by year
• Currently support 18 R&D Centers
• Competed two new R&D Centers during FY 2012
National R&D Centers in Special Education
(84.324C)
• Topics vary year by year
• Currently support three R&D Centers
• Competed four new R&D Centers during FY
2012
Statistical and Research Methodology in
Education (84.305D)
• Research projects intended to expand and
improve the methodological and statistical
tools available for education researchers
Evaluation of State and Local Education
Programs and Policies (84.305E)
• Support for rigorous evaluations of education
programs or policies that are implemented by
state or local education agencies
Other Grant Programs
Program
Typical Range per Year
(direct + indirect costs)
Maximum
(direct + indirect)
305B & 324B
Postdoc Training
Depends on # of
Postdocs
5 years, $687,000
305C & 324C R&D
Centers
$1,000,000 - $2,000,000
5 years, $10,000,000
$40,000 - $300,000
3 years, $1,000,000
$500,000 - $1,000,000
5 years, $5,000,000
305D Stats/Methods
305E State/Local
Letters of Intent Due Dates
• Letters of Intent are important, but not
required
• Encourage all researchers to submit Letters of
Intent
Application Due Dates
• Applications are accepted twice a year. We
anticipate for FY 2013
– June 2012
– September 2012
• We do NOT accept late applications.
• The authorized representative pushes the final
submit button.
Finding Application Packages
• FY 2013 Application Packages will be
available on www.grants.gov
Review Requirements for Each Application
Request for Applications
Grants.gov Application Submission Guide
Application Package
Resources for Researchers
• Share the following links with faculty and
researchers.
• Encourage everyone to review past webinars,
and to participate in future webinars for the
FY 2013 competitions.
http://ies.ed.gov/resourcesforresearchers.asp
Help Us Help You
• Read the Request for Applications carefully.
• Call or email IES program officers early in the process.
• IES program staff can review draft proposals, and provide
feedback.
Don’t be afraid to contact us!
http://ies.ed.gov/funding
Elizabeth Albro
[email protected]