Opportunity ID: 363467
General Information
| Funding Opportunity Number | ED-GRANTS-080626-002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title | Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Research Training Programs in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B |
| Agency | Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst |
| Document Type | synopsis |
| Version | 4 |
| Opportunity Category | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Funding Instrument Type | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity | Education |
| Category Explanation | Not specified |
| Expected Number of Awards | Not specified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement | No |
| Posted Date | Aug 06, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Last Updated Date | Aug 06, 2026 12:14:46 PM EDT |
| Original Closing Date | Oct 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Original Closing Date Notes | Not specified |
| Current Closing Date | Oct 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Current Closing Date Notes | Not specified |
| Estimated Synopsis Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Application Due Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Award Date | Not specified |
| Estimated Project Start Date | Not specified |
| Archive Date | Oct 31, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Estimated Total Program Funding | Not specified |
| Award Ceiling | none |
| Award Floor | none |
Assistance Listings
- 84.324 — Research in Special Education
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
For the Early Career program, IES provides funds to the institution of the PI who submitted the application for their research and career development. Applicants to the Early Career program must be a research institution (academic or non-academic). Institutions located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. For the Methods Training Program, applicants located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct training in scientific research methods are eligible to apply. An applying institution may hold more than one Methods Training award and submit multiple applications to the Methods Training Program if they are substantively different from one another and have no overlaps in key personnel.
Description
NCSER training programs prepare individuals to conduct special education and early intervention research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners.
Under this competition, NCSER will consider only applications that address one of the following topics: (1) Early Career Development and Mentoring or (2) Methods Training for Special Education Research. The Early Career program provides support for an integrated research and career development plan for early career investigators at institutions of higher education or non-academic research organizations who have established an interest in special education research and are developing research careers focused on learners with or at risk for disabilities. The Methods Training program funds training to help current education researchers, including state and local education agency research staff, maintain and enhance their research and analysis skills in order to conduct rigorous and relevant research focused on learners with or at risk for disabilities. For FY 2027, NCSER is only accepting applications for Methods Training focused on analyzing large administrative datasets to address research questions related to learners with or at risk for disabilities.
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B.
Additional Information
| Contact | Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst |
| Contact Information | Katherine Taylor |
| Katherine.Taylor@ed.gov | |
| Email Description | Program Mananger |
| Phone | 2022456408 |
Research Training Programs in Special Education Request for Applications (RFA)
Version History
| Id | 363467 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-080626-002 |
| Opportunity title | Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Research Training Programs in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B |
| Owning agency code | ED |
| Opportunity category / Category | D |
| Opportunity category / Description | Discretionary |
| Synopsis / Opportunity id | 363467 |
| Synopsis / Version | 4 |
| Synopsis / Agency code | ED |
| Synopsis / Agency name | Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst |
| Synopsis / Agency phone | 2022456408 |
| Synopsis / Agency address desc | Program Mananger |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Code | ED |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Seed | ED |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency name | Department of Education |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Agency code | ED |
| Synopsis / Agency details / Top agency code | ED |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Code | ED |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Seed | ED |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Education |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Agency code | ED |
| Synopsis / Top agency details / Top agency code | ED |
| Synopsis / Agency contact phone | 2022456408 |
| Synopsis / Agency contact name | Holly Clark Management and Program Analyst |
| Synopsis / Agency contact desc | Katherine Taylor |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email | Katherine.Taylor@ed.gov |
| Synopsis / Agency contact email desc | Program Mananger |
| Synopsis / Synopsis desc | NCSER training programs prepare individuals to conduct special education and early intervention research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners.
Under this competition, NCSER will consider only applications that address one of the following topics: (1) Early Career Development and Mentoring or (2) Methods Training for Special Education Research. The Early Career program provides support for an integrated research and career development plan for early career investigators at institutions of higher education or non-academic research organizations who have established an interest in special education research and are developing research careers focused on learners with or at risk for disabilities. The Methods Training program funds training to help current education researchers, including state and local education agency research staff, maintain and enhance their research and analysis skills in order to conduct rigorous and relevant research focused on learners with or at risk for disabilities. For FY 2027, NCSER is only accepting applications for Methods Training focused on analyzing large administrative datasets to address research questions related to learners with or at risk for disabilities. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B. |
| Synopsis / Response date | Oct 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Response date desc | Not specified |
| Synopsis / Funding desc link url | https://ies.ed.gov/funding/grants/2027/research-training-programs-special-education-84-324b |
| Synopsis / Funding desc link desc | Research Training Programs in Special Education Request for Applications (RFA) |
| Synopsis / Posting date | Aug 06, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Archive date | Oct 31, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Cost sharing | No |
| Synopsis / Award ceiling | none |
| Synopsis / Award floor | none |
| Synopsis / Applicant eligibility desc | For the Early Career program, IES provides funds to the institution of the PI who submitted the application for their research and career development. Applicants to the Early Career program must be a research institution (academic or non-academic). Institutions located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. For the Methods Training Program, applicants located in the territorial United States that have the ability and capacity to conduct training in scientific research methods are eligible to apply. An applying institution may hold more than one Methods Training award and submit multiple applications to the Methods Training Program if they are substantively different from one another and have no overlaps in key personnel. |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp | Aug 06, 2026 12:15:20 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Created date | Aug 05, 2026 10:31:13 AM EDT |
| Synopsis / Last updated date | Aug 06, 2026 12:14:46 PM EDT |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Id | 25 |
| Synopsis / Applicant types 1 / Description | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Id | G |
| Synopsis / Funding instruments 1 / Description | Grant |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Id | ED |
| Synopsis / Funding activity categories 1 / Description | Education |
| Synopsis / Response date str | 2026-10-01-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Posting date str | 2026-08-06-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Archive date str | 2026-10-31-00-00-00 |
| Synopsis / Create time stamp str | 2026-08-06-12-15-20 |
| Agency details / Code | ED |
| Agency details / Seed | ED |
| Agency details / Agency name | Department of Education |
| Agency details / Agency code | ED |
| Agency details / Top agency code | ED |
| Top agency details / Code | ED |
| Top agency details / Seed | ED |
| Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Education |
| Top agency details / Agency code | ED |
| Top agency details / Top agency code | ED |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Id | 81017 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Opportunity id | 363467 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Folder type | Full Announcement |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Folder name | 324B RFA |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Zip lob size | 605180 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Created date | Aug 06, 2026 12:15:05 PM EDT |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Last updated date | Aug 06, 2026 12:15:20 PM EDT |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Id | 354415 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Opportunity id | 363467 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Mime type | application/pdf |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / File name | 2027_84324B.pdf |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / File description | 324B RFA |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / File lob size | 629462 |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Created date | Aug 06, 2026 12:15:20 PM EDT |
| Synopsis attachment folders 1 / Synopsis attachments 1 / Synopsis att folder id | 81017 |
| Synopsis document urls | Not specified |
| Syn att change comments | Not specified |
| Cfdas 1 / Id | 434899 |
| Cfdas 1 / Opportunity id | 363467 |
| Cfdas 1 / Cfda number | 84.324 |
| Cfdas 1 / Program title | Research in Special Education |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Id | 293875 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Topportunity id | 363467 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Family id | 14 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Dialect | XFDL2.2 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opportunity number | ED-GRANTS-080626-002 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opportunity title | Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Research Training Programs in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Cfda number | 84.324 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opening date | 2026-08-06 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Closing date | 2026-10-01 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Owning agency code | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Code | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Seed | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Agency name | Department of Education |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Agency code | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Agency details / Top agency code | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Code | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Seed | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Agency name | Department of Education |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Agency code | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Top agency details / Top agency code | ED |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Program title | Research in Special Education |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Contact info | Katherine Taylor (Katherine.taylor@ed.gov) |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Competition id | 84-324B2027-1 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Competition title | Research Training Programs in Special Education |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Electronic required | Y |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Expected application count | 50 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Open to applicant type | 1 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Is multi project | N |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Extension | |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Mimetype | application/pdf |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Last update | Aug 06, 2026 12:17:11 PM EDT |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Workspace compatible flag | Y |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Package id | PKG00293875 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Opening date str | 2026-08-06-00-00-00 |
| Opportunity pkgs 1 / Closing date str | 2026-10-01-00-00-00 |
| Closed opportunity pkgs | Not specified |
| Original due date | Oct 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT |
| Original due date desc | Not specified |
| Synopsis modified fields | Not specified |
| Forecast modified fields | Not specified |
| Error messages | Not specified |
| Syn post date in past | Yes |
| Doc type | synopsis |
| Forecast hist count | 0 |
| Synopsis hist count | 0 |
| Assist compatible | No |
| Assist url | Not specified |
| Related opps | Not specified |
| Ost | POSTED |
Related Documents
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Katherine Taylor |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.324 | 84-324B2027-1 | Research Training Programs in Special Education | PKG00293875 | 2026-08-06 | 2026-10-01 | View |
