83 FR 23441 - Applications for New Awards; Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)

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The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.305A, 84.305C, 84.305D, 84.305H, 84.305L, 84.324A, 84.324B, 84.324L, and 84.324N.

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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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SUMMARY: The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the Education
Research and Special

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Education Research Grant Programs, Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.305A, 84.305C, 84.305D, 84.305H, 84.305L,
84.324A, 84.324B, 84.324L, and 84.324N.

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 and in the Requests for
Applications (RFAs) that are posted at the following websites: https://ies.ed.gov/funding, https://www.ed.gov/programs/edresearch/index.html,
and https://www.ed.gov/programs/specialedresearch/index.html.

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at
www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact person associated with a
particular research competition is listed in the chart at the end of
this notice, as well as in the relevant RFA and application package.
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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: In awarding these grants, the Institute of
Education Sciences (Institute) intends 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 a disability, (2) education outcomes for all
students from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult
education, and (3) employment and wage outcomes when relevant (such as
for students who engaged in career and technical, postsecondary, or
adult education). The Institute's research grant programs are designed
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 nine
research competitions in FY 2019 through two of its centers:
The Institute's National Center for Education Research (NCER) will
hold a total of five competitions--one competition in each of the
following areas: Education research; education research and development
centers; statistical and reseach methodology in education; partnerships
and collaborations focused on problems of practice or policy; and low-
cost, short-duration evaluation of education interventions.
The Institute's National Center for Special Education Research
(NCSER) will hold a total of four competitions--one competition in each
of the following areas: Special education research; research training
programs in special education; low-cost, short-duration evaluation of
special education interventions; and research networks focused on
critical problems of policy and practice in special education.

NCER Competitions

The Education Research Competition. Under this competition, NCER
will consider only applications that address one of the following
topics:
Career and Technical Education.
Cognition and Student Learning.
Early Learning Programs and Policies.
Education Leadership.
Education Technology.
Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching.
English Learners.
Improving Education Systems.
Postsecondary and Adult Education.
Reading and Writing.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education.
Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning.
Special Topics, which include--
Social Studies.
Foreign Language Education.
The Education Research and Development Centers Competition. Under
this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address one
of the following two topics:
Improving Rural Education.
Writing in Secondary Schools.
The Statistical and Research Methodology in Education Competition.
Under this competition, NCER will consider only applications that
address one of the following two topics:
Statistical and Research Methodology Grants.
Early Career Statistical and Research Methodology Grants.
The Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice
or Policy Competition. Under this competition, NCER will consider only
applications that address one of the following two topics:
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education
Research.
Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and
Policies.
The Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions
Competitions. Under this competition, NCER will consider only
applications that address low-cost, short-duration evaluation of
education interventions.

NCSER Competitions

The Special Education Research Competition. Under this competition,
NCSER will consider only applications that address one of the following
topics:
Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education.
Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special
Education.
Families of Children with Disabilities.
Professional Development for Teachers and School-Based
Service Providers.
Reading, Writing, and Language Development.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Education.
Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning.
Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems.
Technology for Special Education.
Transition Outcomes for Secondary Students with
Disabilities.
Special Topics, which include--
Career and Technical Education for Students with
Disabilities.
English Learners with Disabilities.
Systems-Involved Students with Disabilities.
The Research Training Programs in Special Education Competition.
Under this competition, NCSER will consider only applications that
address early career development and mentoring.
The Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Special Education
Interventions Competitions. Under this competition, NCSER will consider
only applications that address low-cost, short-duration evaluation of
special education interventions.
The Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Policy and
Practice in Special Education Competition. Under this competition,
NCSER will consider only applications that address research on Multi-
Tiered Systems of Support under the following topic:

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Research Team.
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)-
(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, 75.230, and 75.708. (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.

Note: The open licensing requirement in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not
apply for this program.

II. Award Information

Types of Awards: Discretionary grants and cooperative agreements.
Fiscal Information: Although Congress has not yet enacted an
appropriation for FY 2019, the Institute is inviting applications for
these competitions now so that applicants can have adequate time to
prepare their applications. The actual level of funding, if any,
depends on final congressional action. The Department may announce
additional competitions later in 2018. The actual award of grants will
depend on the availability of funds.
Estimated Range of Awards: See chart at the end of this notice.
Estimated Size and Number of Awards: 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. See the chart at the end of this notice for additional
information.
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 NCER's Education Research and Development competition, we
intend to fund one grant under the Writing topic and up to two grants
under the Rural Education topic if they are deemed complementary rather
than duplicative (e.g., if the research is conducted in different
States or regions of the country, and/or addressing different problems
or issues in rural education).
For NCSER's Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of
Policy and Practice in Special Education competition, we intend to fund
no more than five Research Team grants.
Contingent on the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2020 from the list of
highly-rated unfunded applications from the FY 2019 competitions.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

Project Period: See chart at the end of this notice.

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 of higher education, 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. Application Submission Instructions: For information on how to
submit an application please refer to our Common Instructions for
Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs,
published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and
available at www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
2. Other Information: Information regarding program and application
requirements for the competitions will be contained in the NCER and
NCSER RFAs, which will be available on or before May 31, 2018, on the
Institute's website at: https://ies.ed.gov/funding/. The dates on which
the application packages for these competitions will be available are
indicated in the chart at the end of this notice.
3. 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.
4. Submission Dates and Times: The deadline date for transmittal of
applications for each competition is indicated in the chart at the end
of this notice and in the RFAs for the competitions.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
5. Intergovernmental Review: These competitions are not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in CFR part 79.
6. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.

V. Application Review Information

1. Selection Criteria: For all of its grant competitions, the
Institute uses selection criteria based on a peer-review process that
has been approved by the National Board for Education Sciences. The
Peer Review Procedures for Grant Applications can be found on the
Institute's website at https://ies.ed.gov/director/sro/peer_review/application_review.asp.
For the 84.305A, 84.305D, 84.324A, and 84.324N competitions, peer
reviewers will be asked to evaluate the significance of the
application, the quality of the research plan, the qualifications and
experience of the personnel, and the resources of the applicant to
support the proposed activities. These criteria are described in
greater detail in the RFAs.
For the 84.324B competition, peer reviewers will be asked to
evaluate the significance of the application, the quality of the
research plan, the quality of the career development plan, the
qualifications and experience of the personnel, and the resources of
the applicant to support the proposed activities. These criteria are
described in greater detail in the RFA.
For the 84.305C competition, peer reviewers will be asked to
evaluate the significance of the application, the quality of the
research plan for the focused program of research, the quality of the
plans for other center activities, the quality of the management and
institutional resources, and the qualifications and experience of the
personnel. These criteria are described in greater detail in the RFA.
For the 84.305H, 84.305L, and 84.324L competitions, peer reviewers

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will be asked to evaluate the significance of the application, the
quality of the partnership, the quality of the research plan, the
qualifications and experience of the personnel, and the resources of
the applicant to support the proposed activities. These criteria are
described in greater detail in the RFAs.
For all of the Institute's competitions, applications should
include budgets no higher than the relevant maximum award as set out in
the relevant RFA. The Institute will not make an award exceeding the
relevant maximum award amount as set out in the relevant RFA.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Institute 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 Institute 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 Institute
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. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under these competitions the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
3474.10, the Institute may impose specific 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.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$150,000), under 2 CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that
is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred to as
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through the System for Award Management. You may
review and comment on any information about yourself that a Federal
agency previously entered and that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.

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
Institute. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Institute under 34
CFR 75.118. The Institute 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 and special education research grant programs, 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 and emotional skills,
attitudes, and behaviors that are important to student's academic and
post-academic success. Additional education outcomes for students with
or at risk of a disability (as defined in the relevant RFA) include
developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers (birth to age three)
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 Institute 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
Institute has established performance measurement requirements, whether
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met the performance targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, the Institute 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. 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. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other
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You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
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feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.

Dated: May 16, 2018.
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.

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For further
CFDA No. and name Application package Deadline for transmittal Estimated range of awards * Project period information
available of applications contact
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National Center for Education Research (NCER)
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84.305A Education Research...
[ssquf] Career and
Technical Education
[ssquf] Cognition and
Student Learning
[ssquf] Early Learning
Programs and Policies
[ssquf] Education
Leadership
[ssquf] Education
Technology
[ssquf] Effective
Teachers and Effective
Teaching
[ssquf] English Learners
[ssquf] Improving June 21, 2018........... August 23, 2018......... $100,000 to $760,000........... Up to 5 years...... Molly Faulkner-
Education Systems Bond
Molly.Faulkner-
Bond@ed.gov.
[ssquf] Postsecondary and
Adult Education
[ssquf] Reading and
Writing
[ssquf] Science,
Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics
Education
[ssquf] Social and
Behavioral Context for
Academic Learning
[ssquf] Special Topics
[cir] Social Studies
[cir] Foreign
Language Education
84.305C Education Research
and Development Centers.
[ssquf] Improving Rural June 21, 2018........... August 9, 2018.......... $1,000,000 to $2,000,000....... Up to 5 years...... Corinne Alfed
Education Corinne.Alfed@e
d.gov.
[ssquf] Writing in
Secondary Schools
84.305D Statistical and
Research Methodology in
Education.
[ssquf] Statistical and June 21, 2018........... August 23, 2018......... $40,000 to $300,000............ Up to 3 years...... Phill Gagne
Research Methodology Phill.Gagne@ed.
Grants gov.
[ssquf] Early Career
Statistical and Research
Methodology Grants
84.305H Partnerships and
Collaborations Focused on
Problems of Practice or
Policy.
[ssquf] Researcher- June 21, 2018........... August 23, 2018......... $50,000 to $1,000,000.......... Up to 5 years...... Allen Ruby
Practitioner Allen.Ruby@ed.g
Partnerships in ov.
Education Research
[ssquf] Evaluation of
State and Local
Education Programs and
Policies
84.305L Low-Cost, Short- January 10, 2019........ March 7, 2019........... $50,000 to $125,000............ Up to 2 years...... Phill Gagne
Duration Evaluation of Phill.Gagne@ed.
Education Interventions. gov.
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National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)
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84.324A Special Education
Research.

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[ssquf] Autism Spectrum
Disorders
[ssquf] Cognition and
Student Learning in
Special Education
[ssquf] Early
Intervention and Early
Learning in Special
Education
[ssquf] Families of
Children with
Disabilities
[ssquf] Professional
Development for Teachers
and School-Based Service
Providers
[ssquf] Reading, Writing,
and Language Development
[ssquf] Science,
Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics
Education
[ssquf] Social and June 21, 2018........... August 23, 2018......... $100,000 to $760,000........... Up to 5 years...... Amy Sussman
Behavioral Outcomes to Amy.Sussman@ed.
Support Learning gov.
[ssquf] Special Education
Policy, Finance, and
Systems
[ssquf] Technology for
Special Education
[ssquf] Transition
Outcomes for Secondary
Students with
Disabilities
[ssquf] Special Topics
[cir] Career and
Technical Education for
Students with
Disabilities
[cir] English Learners
with Disabilities
[cir] Systems-Involved
Students with
Disabilities
84.324B Research Training June 21, 2018........... August 23, 2018......... $50,000 to $125,000............ Up to 4 years...... Katherine
Programs in Special Taylor
Education. Katherine.Taylo
r@ed.gov.
[ssquf] Early Career
Development and
Mentoring
84.324L Low-Cost, Short- January 10, 2019........ March 7, 2019........... $50,000 to $125,000............ Up to 2 years...... Sarah Brasiel
Duration Evaluation of Sarah.Brasiel@e
Special Education d.gov.
Interventions.
84.324N Research Networks June 21, 2018........... August 9, 2018.......... $300,000 to $1,000,000......... Up to 5 years...... Amy Sussman
Focused on Critical Problems Amy.Sussman@ed.
of Policy and Practice in gov.
Special Education.
[ssquf] Research Team
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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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• Research Team. only some of the equally ranked 3. Content and Form of Application
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et applications. In that case, the Institute Submission: Requirements concerning
seq. may make a larger number of awards to the content of an application are
Applicable Regulations: (a) The include all applications of the same contained in the RFA for the specific
Education Department General rank. competition. The forms that must be
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR For NCER’s Education Research and submitted are in the application package
parts 77, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Development competition, we intend to for the specific competition.
In addition, the regulations in 34 CFR fund one grant under the Writing topic 4. Submission Dates and Times: The
part 75 are applicable, except for the and up to two grants under the Rural deadline date for transmittal of
provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), Education topic if they are deemed applications for each competition is
75.102, 75.103, 75.105, 75.109(a), complementary rather than duplicative indicated in the chart at the end of this
75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, (e.g., if the research is conducted in notice and in the RFAs for the
75.217(a)–(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, different States or regions of the competitions.
75.222, 75.230, and 75.708. (b) The country, and/or addressing different We do not consider an application
Office of Management and Budget problems or issues in rural education). that does not comply with the deadline
Guidelines to Agencies on For NCSER’s Research Networks requirements.
Governmentwide Debarment and Focused on Critical Problems of Policy 5. Intergovernmental Review: These
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR and Practice in Special Education competitions are not subject to
part 180, as adopted and amended as competition, we intend to fund no more Executive Order 12372 and the
regulations of the Department in 2 CFR than five Research Team grants. regulations in CFR part 79.
part 3485. (c) The Uniform Contingent on the availability of 6. Funding Restrictions: We reference
Administrative Requirements, Cost funds and the quality of applications, regulations outlining funding
Principles, and Audit Requirements for we may make additional awards in FY restrictions in the Applicable
Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 2020 from the list of highly-rated Regulations section of this notice.
adopted and amended in 2 CFR part unfunded applications from the FY V. Application Review Information
3474. 2019 competitions.
1. Selection Criteria: For all of its
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 Note: The Department is not bound by any grant competitions, the Institute uses
apply to institutions of higher education estimates in this notice. selection criteria based on a peer-review
only. Project Period: See chart at the end of process that has been approved by the
Note: The open licensing requirement in 2 this notice. National Board for Education Sciences.
CFR 3474.20 does not apply for this program. The Peer Review Procedures for Grant
III. Eligibility Information
II. Award Information Applications can be found on the
1. Eligible Applicants: Applicants that Institute’s website at https://ies.ed.gov/
Types of Awards: Discretionary grants have the ability and capacity to conduct director/sro/peer_review/application_
and cooperative agreements. scientifically valid research are eligible review.asp.
Fiscal Information: Although to apply. Eligible applicants include, For the 84.305A, 84.305D, 84.324A,
Congress has not yet enacted an but are not limited to, nonprofit and for- and 84.324N competitions, peer
appropriation for FY 2019, the Institute profit organizations and public and reviewers will be asked to evaluate the
is inviting applications for these private agencies and institutions of significance of the application, the
competitions now so that applicants can higher education, such as colleges and quality of the research plan, the
have adequate time to prepare their universities. qualifications and experience of the
applications. The actual level of 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: These personnel, and the resources of the
funding, if any, depends on final programs do not require cost sharing or applicant to support the proposed
congressional action. The Department matching. activities. These criteria are described in
may announce additional competitions greater detail in the RFAs.
later in 2018. The actual award of grants IV. Application and Submission
For the 84.324B competition, peer
will depend on the availability of funds. Information
reviewers will be asked to evaluate the
Estimated Range of Awards: See chart 1. Application Submission significance of the application, the
at the end of this notice. Instructions: For information on how to quality of the research plan, the quality
Estimated Size and Number of submit an application please refer to our of the career development plan, the
Awards: The size of the awards will Common Instructions for Applicants to qualifications and experience of the
depend on the scope of the projects Department of Education Discretionary personnel, and the resources of the
proposed. The number of awards made Grant Programs, published in the applicant to support the proposed
under each competition will depend on Federal Register on February 12, 2018 activities. These criteria are described in
the quality of the applications received (83 FR 6003) and available at greater detail in the RFA.
for that competition, the availability of www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ For the 84.305C competition, peer
funds, and the following limits on pdf/2018-02558.pdf. reviewers will be asked to evaluate the
awards for specific competitions and 2. Other Information: Information significance of the application, the
topics set by the Institute. See the chart regarding program and application quality of the research plan for the
at the end of this notice for additional requirements for the competitions will focused program of research, the quality
information. be contained in the NCER and NCSER
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of the plans for other center activities,
The Institute may waive any of the RFAs, which will be available on or the quality of the management and
following limits on awards for a specific before May 31, 2018, on the Institute’s institutional resources, and the
competition or topic in the special case website at: https://ies.ed.gov/funding/. qualifications and experience of the
that the peer review process results in The dates on which the application personnel. These criteria are described
a tie between two or more grant packages for these competitions will be in greater detail in the RFA.
applications, making it impossible to available are indicated in the chart at For the 84.305H, 84.305L, and
adhere to the limits without funding the end of this notice. 84.324L competitions, peer reviewers

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 and in the Requests for Applications (RFAs) that are posted at the following websites: https:// ies.ed.gov/funding, https://www.ed.gov/programs/edresearch/index.html, and https://www.ed.gov/programs/specialedresearch/index.html.
Contact		The contact person associated with a particular research competition is listed in the chart at the end of this notice, as well as in the relevant RFA and application package.
FR Citation		83 FR 23441