Closed · ED-GRANTS-080626-002 · CFDA 84.324 · Discretionary

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Research Training Programs in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Education, cataloged on Grants.gov.

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Award range
Closed
Status
October 1, 2026
Close date
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Expected awards

The verdict

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Research Training Programs in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Education that offered Varies by applicant. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,672 other opportunities from Department of Education.

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award range
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application status
84.324
CFDA program
1,672
other opportunities from Department of Education

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on October 1, 2026. Watch CFDA 84.324 (Research in Special Education) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed October 1, 2026

Posted Aug 6 Closes Oct 1

Instrument

Grant

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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · ED-GRANTS-080626-002

Grants.gov marks Institute of Education Sciences with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Education book (658 peers, 39% of 1,673).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 84.324

Research in Special Education

U.S. Department of Education

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Agency Contact

Katherine Taylor

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What to do next

Institute of Education Sciences is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 84.324 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Research in Special Education indexes 2 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Department of Education lists 1,672 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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