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2012 National Board for Education Sciences Annual Report
Briefing Material for Board Members

NCER Activities and Investments



Program

Number of Awards,
2002-11

Investment (in millions)
2002-11

Education Research

488

$803.9

Reading for Understanding

6

$113.4

Research & Development Centers

18

$184.7

Evaluation of State & Local Programs and Policies

10

$45.3

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

51

$50.2

Statistical and Research Methodology in Education

29

$21.6

Predoctoral Research Training

26

$121.8

Postdoctoral Research Training

32

$20.0

Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research

12

$20.2

Social and Character Development Research

7

$13.6

Unsolicited

7

$44.9