Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Statistical and Research Methodology in Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305D
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The Statistical and Research Methodology in Education grant program, identified by Assistance Listing Number 84.305D, is administered by the National Center for Education Research within the Institute of Education Sciences to advance the rigor of education research through improved statistical and methodological tools. The program accepts applications under two distinct tracks: Core Grants, which fund the creation of novel or enhanced statistical and research methods that must be tested by education researchers, refined based on feedback, and widely shared through publications, software, workshops, and data resources; and Toolkits Grants, which support the synthesis and organization of existing methods into accessible resources such as guidelines, compendia, review papers, and curated data sets, also requiring user testing, revision, and dissemination to ensure practical usability by the education research community. Both tracks emphasize real-world applicability and broad impact through established channels. This solicitation, identified as ED-GRANTS-080626-003, was posted on August 6, 2026, with a response deadline of October 1, 2026, and falls under the NAICS code 541720 for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences. The program is a federal initiative managed by the U.S. Department of Education, with no set-aside provisions, and applications must be submitted through the designated grants portal. Point of contact for inquiries is Holly Clark, Management and Program Analyst, reachable via email at emily.weaver@ed.gov or phone at 202-245-6408, though the listing does not specify a physical address for performance or administration.
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The goal of the Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (Stats/Methods) grant program (84.305D) is to provide a wide range of methodological and statistical tools that will better enable applied education scientists to conduct rigorous education research.
Under this program, NCER will consider only applications that address one of the following topics: (1) Core Grants or (2) Toolkits, Guidelines, Compendia, Review Papers, and Curated Data Resources (Toolkits). The Core Grants topic supports the development of new and improved statistical and research methods for use by education researchers. These methods are to be user tested by education researchers to ensure their usability, revised as needed, then broadly disseminated through different types of products such as articles in applied education journals, detailed working papers and monographs, workshops, software, and curated data resources. The Toolkits Grants topic supports compiling existing research and information for a given method into products, such as toolkits, guidelines, compendia, review papers, curated data resources, workshops that help education researchers understand and apply the method. These products are to be user tested by education researchers to ensure their usability, revised as needed, and then broadly disseminated.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305D.
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