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:

• Education Research Programs
• Special Education Research Programs
• Postdoctoral Research Training Program in the Education Sciences
• Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Special Education
• Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences

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.

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

The purpose of this program is to provide grants to SEAs to enable such agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data, consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The long term goal of this program is to increase the number and capacity of comprehensive statewide longitudinal data systems, thereby permitting States to generate accurate and timely data to meet reporting requirements; support evidence-based education decision-making; and increase the efficiency and organization of transferring educational data among schools, districts, and states in order to improve student achievement. These grants will support the development of statewide longitudinal systems that link individual student data, promote interoperability across institutions and States, and protect student privacy consistent with applicable privacy protection laws. The submission deadline for the Statewide Longitudinal Data System Grants is September 25, 2008.

 Download, view and print the full RFA as a PDF file (221 KB)
 More information on the SLDS grant program is available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/.