Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Statistical and Research Methodology in Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305D — Department of Education funding opportunity
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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 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 scien...

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Deadline Oct 1 Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Aug 6, 2026
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  • Next deadline: October 1, 2026.
  • Issued by: Department of Education.
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  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Deadline
Oct 1
Oct 1, 2026

About this opportunity

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) 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 curated data resources. The Toolkits Grants topic supports compiling existing research and information for a given method into products, such as 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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Source ID363468
PostedAug 6, 2026

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