Important Dates and Deadlines for FY 2025 Competitions
The IES FY 2025 Requests for Applications are being released on a rolling basis. Please note that not all FY 2025 competitions may have the same deadlines. See the IES funding page for more information about the FY 2025 competitions.
Competitions with a March 14, 2025 deadline
Education Research and Development Center Program - 84.305C
| Milestone | Date | Website |
| Letter of Intent Due | January 23, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | December 20, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) | March 14, 2025 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By September 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Dates | September 1, 2025 |
Competitions with a March 7, 2025 deadline
Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences (84.305B)
| Milestone | Date | Website |
| Letter of Intent Due | December 12, 2024 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | November 14, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) | March 7, 2025 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By September 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Dates | September 1, 2025 |
Competitions with a November 14, 2024 deadline
Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program (84.324G)
Building Evidence of Effectiveness Strategies to Increase Postsecondary Student Success (84.429A)
| Milestone | Date | Website |
| Letter of Intent Due | – September 19, 2024 (84.324G) – October 3, 2024 (84.429A) | https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | August 29, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) | November 14, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By June 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Dates | – June 1, 2025 – July 1, 2025 (84.324G) – July 1, 2025 (84.429A) |
Competitions with a September 12, 2024, deadline
Education Research Grants Program (84.305A)
Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (84.305D)
Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants Program (84.305T)
Special Education Research Grants Program (84.324A)
Research Training Programs in Special Education (84.324B)
| Milestone | Date | Website |
| Letter of Intent Due | – June 6, 2024 (84.305T) – June 27, 2024 (84.305A) – July 11, 2024 (84.305D, 84.324A, 84.324B) | https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | – May 6, 2024 (84.305T) – May 30, 2024 (84.305A) – June 13, 2024 (84.305D, 84.324A, 84.324B) | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) | September 12, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By July 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Dates | July 1, 2025 – September 1, 2025 |
Competitions with an August 15, 2024, deadline
From Seedlings to Scale Grants Program (305J)
Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice (305N)
Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking (84.305S)
| Milestone | Date | Website |
| Letter of Intent Due | – June 6, 2024 (305S) – July 11, 2024 (305J, 305N) | https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | – May 6, 2024 (305S) – June 20, 2024 (305J, 305N) | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) | August 15, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By March 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Date | – March 1, 2025 (305J, 305N) – July 1 – September 1, 2025 (305S) |