Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 091225 001
The U.S. Department of Education is accepting applications for the Expansion Grants under the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program, as part of its Innovation and Early Learning Programs. These grants support scaling up educational innovations that have demonstrated effectiveness in improving academic outcomes for high-need students.
Established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the EIR program focuses on funding entrepreneurial, evidence-based efforts designed to boost student achievement. Expansion Grants are intended for programs ready to be implemented at a larger scale, with strong existing evidence of effectiveness.
This funding opportunity is only for Expansion Grants. Mid-phase grant opportunities are announced separately, and no Early-phase grants are currently planned, though high-ranking, unfunded applicants from any 2024 EIR competition may still be considered for support.
Eligible applicants include:
- Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) - State Educational Agencies (SEAs) - Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) - Consortia of SEAs or LEAs - Nonprofit organizations - Partnerships between eligible education entities and nonprofits, businesses, educational service agencies, or institutions of higher education (IHEs)
To qualify specifically as a rural applicant, entities must meet geographic locale criteria (codes 32, 33, 41, 42, or 43) and serve a majority of schools in such rural locales.
Nonprofits must provide documentation proving their nonprofit status, such as IRS 501(c)(3) certification or equivalent state-level documentation. Institutions of higher education must also meet specific nonprofit-related criteria to be eligible.
Full application details, requirements, and deadlines are published in the official Federal Register notice, and applicants are strongly encouraged to refer to it when preparing their submissions.Apply for ED GRANTS 091225 001
- The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Innovation and Early Learning Programs: Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program Expansion Grants Assistance Listing Number 84.411A" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.411.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-09-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-10-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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