80 FR 20203 - Applications for New Awards; Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 72 (April 15, 2015)

Page Range		20203-20209
FR Document		2015-08627

The Acting Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2016 competitions for grants to support education research and special education research. The Acting Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The Institute's purpose in awarding these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for disability, and (2) education outcomes for all students from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Applications for New Awards; Education Research and Special
Education Research Grant Programs

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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Overview Information

Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY)
2016.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.305A,
84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305D, 84.305H, 84.305N, 84.324A, and 84.324B.

DATES: The dates when applications are available and the deadlines for
transmittal of applications invited under this notice are indicated in
the chart at the end of this notice.
SUMMARY: The Acting Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
(Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2016 competitions for grants
to support education research and special education research. The
Acting Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform
Act of 2002. The Institute's purpose in awarding these grants is to
provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and
understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for
infants and toddlers with or at risk for disability, and (2) education
outcomes for all students from early childhood education through
postsecondary and adult education.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: The central purpose of the Institute's research
grant programs is to provide interested individuals and the general
public with reliable and valid information about education practices
that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to
education opportunities for all students. These interested individuals
include parents, educators, students, researchers, and policymakers. In
carrying out its grant programs, the Institute provides support for
programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need.
Competitions in This Notice: The Institute will conduct eight
research competitions in FY 2016 through two of its centers:
The Institute's National Center for Education Research (NCER) will
hold six competitions: one competition for education research, one
competition for education research training, one competition for
education research and development centers, one competition for
statistical and research methodology in education, one competition for
partnerships and collaborations focused on problems of practice or
policy, and one competition for research networks.
The Institute's National Center for Special Education Research
(NCSER) will hold two competitions: one competition for special
education research and one competition for special education research
training.

NCER Competitions

The Education Research Competition. Under this competition, NCER
will consider only applications that address one of the following ten
education research topics:
Cognition and Student Learning.
Early Learning Programs and Policies.
Education Technology.
Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching.
English Learners.
Improving Education Systems: Policies, Organization,
Management, and Leadership.
Mathematics and Science Education.
Postsecondary and Adult Education.
Reading and Writing.
Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning.
The Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences. Under
this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address the
following topic:
Pathways to the Education Sciences Research Training.
The Education Research and Development Centers Competition. Under
this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address the
following topic:
Virtual Learning.
The Statistical and Research Methodology in Education Competition.
Under this competition, NCER will consider only applications that
address the following topic:
Early Career Statistical and Research Methodology Grants.
Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or

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Policy Competition. Under this competition, NCER will consider only
applications that address the following topic:
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education
Research.
The Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education
Policy and Practice Competition. Under this competition, NCER will
consider only applications that address one of the following two
topics:
Supporting Early Learning from Preschool through Early
Elementary Grades.
Scalable Strategies to Support College Completion.

NCSER Competitions

The Special Education Research Competitions. Under this
competition, NCSER will consider only applications that address one of
the following eleven topics:
Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education.
Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special
Education.
Families of Children with Disabilities.
Mathematics and Science Education.
Professional Development for Teachers and Related Services
Providers.
Reading, Writing, and Language Development.
Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning.
Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems.
Technology for Special Education.
Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with
Disabilities.
The Research Training Programs in Special Education Competition.
Under this competition, NCSER will consider only applications that
address one of the following three topics:
Postdoctoral Research Training Program.
Early Career Development and Mentoring.
Methods Training Using Single Case Designs.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98,
and 99. In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR part 75 are applicable,
except for the provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 75.102, 75.103,
75.105, 75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 75.217(a)
through (c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 75.230. (b) The Office
of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide
Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR part 180, as adopted
and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part 3485. (c)
The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as adopted and
amended in 2 CFR part 3474.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.

II. Award Information

Types of Awards: Discretionary grants and cooperative agreements.
Fiscal Information: Although Congress has not yet enacted an
appropriation for fiscal year 2016, the Institute is inviting
applications for these competitions now so that we may give applicants
adequate time to prepare their applications. The Department may
announce additional topics later in 2015. The actual award of grants
will depend on the availability of funds. The size of the awards will
depend on the scope of the projects proposed. The number of awards made
under each competition will depend on the quality of the applications
received for that competition, the availability of funds, and the
following limits on awards for specific competitions and topics set by
the Institute.
The Institute may waive any of the following limits on awards for a
specific competition or topic in the special case that the peer review
process results in a tie between two or more grant applications, making
it impossible to adhere to the limits without funding only some of the
equally ranked applications. In that case, the Institute may make a
larger number of awards to include all applications of the same rank.
For the NCER's Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences
competition, we will award no more than four grants under the Pathways
to the Education Sciences Research Training topic.
For the NCER's Education Research and Development Center
competition, we will award no more than one grant under the Virtual
Learning topic.
For the NCER's Statistical and Research Methodology in Education
competition, we will award no more than four grants under the Early
Career Statistical and Research Methodology Grants topic.
For the NCER's Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems
of Practice or Policy competition, we will award no more than five
grants under the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education
Research topic.
For the NCER's Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of
Education Policy and Practice competition, we will award no more than
four grants under the Supporting Early Learning from Preschool through
Early Elementary Grades topic and no more than four grants under the
Scalable Strategies to Support College Completion topic.
For the NCSER's Research Training Programs in Special Education
competition, we will award no more than two grants under the
Postdoctoral Research Training topic, no more than five grants under
the Early Career Development and Mentoring topic, and no more than one
grant under the Methods Training Using Single Case Designs topic.
The Director of the Institute may change the maximum number of
awards per competition through a notice in the Federal Register.
Contingent on the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2017 from the list of
unfunded applications from the FY 2016 competitions.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants: Applicants that have the ability and
capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to
apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit
and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and
institutions, such as colleges and universities.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: These programs do not require cost
sharing or matching.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Request for Applications and Other Information: Information
regarding program and application requirements for the competitions
will be contained in the NCER and NCSER Requests for Applications
(RFAs), which will be available on the Institute's Web site at: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/. Each competition will have its own application
package.
RFAs Available: The RFAs for all eight competitions announced in
this notice will be available at the Web site listed above on or before
April 30, 2015. The dates on which the application packages for these
competitions will be available are indicated in the chart at the end of
this notice.
The selection criteria and review procedures for the competitions
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contained in the RFAs. The RFAs also include information on the maximum
award available under each grant competition. Applications that include
proposed budgets higher than the relevant maximum award will not be
considered for an award. The Director of the Institute may change the
maximum amount through a notice in the Federal Register.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application are contained in the RFA for
the specific competition. The forms that must be submitted are in the
application package for the specific competition.
3. Submission Dates and Times: The deadline date for transmittal of
applications invited under this notice is indicated in the chart at the
end of this notice and in the RFAs for the competitions.
Application packages for grants under these competitions must be
obtained from and submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply
site (www.Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application package electronically, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV.
7. Other Submission Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice and the chart at the end of this notice. If the
Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual
with a disability in connection with the application process, the
individual's application remains subject to all other requirements and
limitations in this notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the
Department of Education, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the
Government's primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one to two business days.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the
completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by
an entity. Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal
financial assistance under a program administered by the Department,
please allow sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number
and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register early.

Note: Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to
allow 24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in
Grants.gov and before you can submit an application through
Grants.gov.

If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with
your DUNS number is correct. Also, note that you will need to update
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov,
you must: (1) Be designated by your organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the
following Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
these competitions must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.

a. Electronic Submission of Applications

Applications for grants under the Education Research, Research
Training Programs in the Education Sciences, Education Research and
Development Centers, Statistical and Research Methodology in Education,
the Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or
Policy, Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education
Policy and Practice, Special Education Research, and Research Training
Programs in Special Education competitions, CFDA numbers 84.305A,
84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305D, 84.305H, 84.305N, 84.324A, and 84.324B, must
be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download
a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload
and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a
grant application to us.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant applications for the Education
Research, Special Education Research, Research Training Programs in the
Education Sciences, Research Training Programs in Special Education,
Education Research and Development Centers, Statistical and Research
Methodology in Education, Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on
Problems of Practice or Policy, and Research Networks Focused on
Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice competitions at
www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application
package for each

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competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha
suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.305, not 84.305A).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for the competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5
system home page at www.G5.gov.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
You must upload any narrative sections and all other
attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document)
read-only, non-modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only,
non-modifiable PDF or submit a password-protected file, we will not
review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in the relevant RFA for your application.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by email. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether
your application will be accepted.

Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.

Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Ellie Pelaez, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 600e,
Washington, DC 20208. FAX: (202) 219-1466.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.

b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the

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Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number: [Identify the CFDA
number, including suffix letter, for the competition under which you
are applying.]), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.

c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number: [Identify the CFDA number, including suffix letter, for
the competition under which you are applying.]), 550 12th Street SW.,
Room 7039, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

V. Application Review Information

1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are provided in the RFAs.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may
impose special conditions and, in appropriate circumstances, high-risk
conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is not financially
stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or
other management system that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part
200, subpart D; has not fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or
is otherwise not responsible.

VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Grant Administration: Applicants should budget for an annual
two-day meeting for project directors to be held in Washington, DC.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under one of the
competitions announced in this notice, you must ensure that you have in
place the necessary processes and systems to comply with the reporting
requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the
competition. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR
170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
education research grant program, the Institute annually assesses the
percentage of projects that result in peer-reviewed publications, the
number of newly developed or modified interventions with evidence of
promise for improving student education outcomes, and the number of
Institute-supported interventions with evidence of efficacy in
improving student outcomes including school readiness outcomes for
young children and student academic outcomes and social and behavioral
competencies for school-age students. School readiness outcomes include
pre-reading, reading, pre-writing, early mathematics, early science,
and social-emotional skills that prepare young children for school.
Student academic outcomes include learning and achievement in core
academic content areas (reading, writing, math, and science) and
outcomes that reflect students' successful progression through the
education system (e.g., course and grade completion; high school
graduation; postsecondary enrollment, progress, and completion). Social
and behavioral competencies include social skills, attitudes, and
behaviors that may be important to student's academic and post-academic
success. Additional

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education outcomes for students with or at risk of disability include
developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers (birth to age three)
with or at risk for a disability pertaining to cognitive,
communicative, linguistic, social, emotional, adaptive, functional, or
physical development; and developmental and functional outcomes that
improve education outcomes, transition to employment, independent
living, and postsecondary education for students with disabilities.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: Whether a grantee
has made substantial progress in meeting the goals and objectives of
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, whether
the grantee has met the performance targets in the grantee's approved
application. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also
considers whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the
assurances in its approved application, including those applicable to
Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).

VII. Agency Contact

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact person associated with a
particular research competition is listed in the chart at the end of
this notice, in the relevant RFA, and in the relevant application
package. The date on which applications will be available, the deadline
for transmittal of applications, the estimated range of awards, and the
project period ranges are also listed in the chart and in the RFAs that
are posted at the following Web sites: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/ and
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.

VIII. Other Information

Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the RFA in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the appropriate
program contact person listed in the chart at the end of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.

Dated: April 10, 2015.
Sue Betka,
Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences.

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Application package Deadline for transmittal of
CFDA No. and name available applications Estimated range of awards * Project period For further information contact
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National Center for Education Research (NCER)
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84.305A Education Research......... May 21, 2015........... August 6, 2015................ $100,000 to $760,000............ Up to 5 years............. Rebecca McGill-Wilkinson,
[email protected].
[ssquf] Cognition and Student
Learning.
[ssquf] Early Learning Programs
and Policies.
[ssquf] Education Technology...
[ssquf] Effective Teachers and
Effective Teaching.
[ssquf] English Learners.......
[ssquf] Improving Education
Systems: Policies,
Organization, Management, and
Leadership.
[ssquf] Mathematics and Science
Education.
[ssquf] Postsecondary and Adult
Education.
[ssquf] Reading and Writing....
[ssquf] Social and Behavioral
Context for Academic Learning.
84.305B Research Training Programs May 21, 2015........... August 20, 2015............... $50,000 to $240,000............. Up to 5 years............. Katina Stapleton,
in the Education Sciences. [email protected].
[ssquf] Pathways to the
Education Sciences Research
Training.
84.305C Education Research and May 21, 2015........... August 20, 2015............... $1,000,000 to $2,000,000........ Up to 5 years............. Erin Higgins, [email protected].
Development Center Program.
[ssquf] Virtual Learning.......
84.305D Statistical and Research May 21, 2015........... August 6, 2015................ $40,000 to $100,000............. Up to 2 years............. Phill Gagne, [email protected].
Methodology in Education.
[ssquf] Early Career
Statistical and Research
Methodology Grants.
84.305H Partnerships and May 21, 2015........... August 6, 2015................ $50,000 to $200,000............. Up to 2 years............. Allen Ruby, [email protected].
Collaborations Focused on Problems
of Practice or Policy.
[ssquf] Researcher-Practitioner
Partnerships in Education
Research.

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84.305N Research Networks Focused May 21, 2015........... August 6, 2015................ $500,000--$1,100,000............ Up to 5 years............. Caroline Ebanks (Supporting Early
on Critical Problems of Education Learning), [email protected].
Policy and Practice. James.Benson (Scalable Strategies),
[ssquf] Supporting Early Learning [email protected].
from Preschool through Early
Elementary Grades.
[ssquf] Scalable Strategies to
Support College Completion.
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National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)
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84.324A Special Education Research. May 21, 2015........... August 6, 2015................ $100,000 to $800,000............ Up to 5 years............. Jacquelyn Buckley,
[ssquf] Autism Spectrum Disorders.. [email protected].
[ssquf] Cognition and Student
Learning in Special Education.
[ssquf] Early Intervention and
Early Learning in Special
Education.
[ssquf] Families of Children
with Disabilities.
[ssquf] Mathematics and Science
Education.
[ssquf] Professional
Development for Teachers and
Related Services Providers.
[ssquf] Reading, Writing, and
Language Development.
[ssquf] Social and Behavioral
Outcomes to Support Learning.
[ssquf] Special Education
Policy, Finance, and Systems.
[ssquf] Technology for Special
Education.
[ssquf] Transition Outcomes for
Secondary Students with
Disabilities.
84.324B Research Training Programs May 21, 2015........... August 20, 2015............... $50,000 to $233,000............. Up to 5 years............. Kristen Rhoads (Postdoctoral and
in Special Education. Early Career),
[ssquf] Postdoctoral Research [email protected].
Training Program. Robert Ochsendorf (Methods
[ssquf] Early Career Development Training),
and Mentoring. [email protected].
[ssquf] Methods Training Using
Single Case Designs.
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* These estimates are annual amounts.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Note: If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The dates when applications are available and the deadlines for transmittal of applications invited under this notice are indicated in the chart at the end of this notice.
Contact		The contact person associated with a particular research competition is listed in the chart at the end of this notice, in the relevant RFA, and in the relevant application package. The date on which applications will be available, the deadline for transmittal of applications, the estimated range of awards, and the project period ranges are also listed in the chart and in the RFAs that are posted at the following Web sites: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/ and www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html.
FR Citation		80 FR 20203