Grants, Training & Conferences

Two RFPs Released for Developing and Evaluating Education Technology Through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

IES has released two solicitations for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, one for Phase I proposals and another for Fast-Track (Phase I and II) proposals. The submission deadline for all proposals is January 22, 2008. The Phase I period is for the development of a prototype of an education technology product that contributes to improved student learning and academic achievement, and research to determine the feasibility of the prototype in a school or other formal education delivery setting. Phase I awards are for six months, and up to $100,000. Through the Fast-Track option, IES plans to fund meritorious proposals for activities that cover both the Phase I and Phase II periods, including the full-scale development of an education technology product that contributes to improved student learning and academic achievement in the field of education, evaluation of the product in a school or other formal education delivery settings, and private-sector commercialization of the product. For more information, visit the SBIR funding page.

February 25-29, 2008

NCES will sponsor a two-day meeting of the membership of the National Forum on Education Statistics. This will be immediately followed by the 21st Annual Management Information Systems (MIS) Conference. The MIS Conference, which will be held in San Francisco, is a concentrated three days of information about best practices, innovative ideas, current issues, and practical how-to advice about management information systems for K-12 education. For more information, visit the IES calendar.