Program Announcement: Special Education Research and Development Centers CFDA 84.324C

Program Officer:
Dr. Celia Rosenquist
(202) 219-2024
Celia.Rosenquist@ed.gov

Purpose

The Institute supports special education research and development centers (R&D Centers) that are intended to contribute significantly to the solution of special education problems in the United States by engaging in research, development, evaluation, and national leadership activities aimed at improving the education system, and ultimately, student achievement. Each of the R&D Centers conducts a focused program of research in its topic area. In addition, each Center conducts supplemental research within its broad topic area and provides national leadership in advancing evidence-based practice and policy within its topic area. For information on existing Institute special education R&D Centers, please see http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/RandD/.

For the FY2011 Special Education Research and Development Center competition, the Institute invites applications for a Special Education Research and Development Center on School-Based Interventions for Secondary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders.