ESEA TITLE IV, PART F, SUBPART 1: Education Innovation and Research

Funding

$120M, awarded competitively

Eligibility

SEAs; LEAs; Bureau of Indian Education (BIE); consortium of SEAs or LEAs; nonprofit organizations; or an SEA, LEA, consortium of SEAs or LEAs, or BIE in partnership with a nonprofit organization, business, educational service agency, or an institution of higher education.

Sample Use of Funds

Activities could include:

• Developing, implementing, and testing the feasibility of a program, which prior research suggests has promise, for the purpose of determining whether the program can successfully improve student achievement or attainment for high-need students;
• Implementing and rigorously evaluating a program for replication that has been found to produce sizable, important impacts under a mid-phase grant or other effort meeting similar criteria, for the purposes of determining whether such impacts can be successfully reproduced and sustained over time; and identifying the conditions in which the program is most effective.

This grant has an extensive list of uses of funds. View the complete ESSA Federal Funding Guide below for the full list.

Key Provision: Matching Requirements

Grantees must provide matching funds equal to 10 percent of their grant award (in cash or in-kind) from Federal, State, local, or private sources. The Secretary may waive this requirement on a case-by-case basis upon a showing of exceptional circumstances.

For more information, contact Tom Zembar at 202.822.7109 or [email protected]

Next Steps

You have a right to know if your state or district applied for the funds and influence how they are spent. Most grants have already been disbursed to your state and district, but others may require an application.

Once you find a grant, make sure it’s appropriate for your intended use. Then, contact your local NEA Affiliate to organize an effort to hold your district and state accountable for how the money is used.