The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is competing 11 programs of research (topics) under its Education Research Grants Program for FY2025. Each of these topics typically accepts applications once per year. Application deadlines are announced in the Federal Register and on the IES website. Topics being competed are included under one Education Research Grants RFA. (ALN 84.305A [PDF: 745 KB]). Each of the topics listed below links to a brief description of the topic. The FY2025 RFA is now CLOSED.

• Career and Technical Education
• Civics Education and Social Studies
• Cognition and Student Learning
• Early Learning Programs and Policies
• English Learner Policies, Programs, and Practices
• Improving Education Systems: Policies, Finance, Organization, Management, and Leadership