(FOA)-Office
of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Education Innovation and Research
(EIR) Program; April 2, 2019
Agency
Department
of Education
Description
The
EIR program provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take
to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to
improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students; and
rigorously evaluate such innovations. The EIR program is designed to generate
and validate solutions to persistent education challenges and to support the
expansion of those solutions to serve substantially larger numbers of students.
The central design element of the EIR program is its multi-tier structure that
links the amount of funding an applicant may receive to the quality of the
evidence supporting the efficacy of the proposed project, with the expectation
that projects that build this evidence will advance through EIR’s grant tiers:
‘‘Early-phase,’’ ‘‘Mid-phase,’’ and ‘‘Expansion.’’
Applicants
proposing innovative projects that are supported by limited evidence can receive
relatively small grants to support the development, implementation, and initial
evaluation of the practices; applicants proposing projects supported by evidence
from rigorous evaluations, such as an experimental study (as defined in this
notice), can receive larger grant awards to support expansion across the
country. This structure provides incentives for applicants to: (1) Explore new
ways of addressing persistent challenges that other educators can build on and
learn from; (2) build evidence of effectiveness of their practices; and (3)
replicate and scale successful practices in new schools, districts, and States
while addressing the barriers to scale, such as cost structures and
implementation fidelity.
Early
Phase (ED-GRANTS-020119-003)
Synopsis: The FY 2019
Early-phase competition includes three absolute priorities and one competitive
preference priority. All Early-phase applicants must address Absolute Priority
1. Early-phase applicants are also required to address one of the other two
absolute priorities. Applicants addressing Absolute Priority 3 also have the
option to address the competitive preference priority.
Absolute
Priority 1) Demonstrates a Rationale. Under this priority, we provide funding
to projects that demonstrate a rationale based on high-quality research
findings or positive evaluation that such activity, strategy, or intervention
is likely to improve student outcomes or other relevant outcomes; and includes
ongoing efforts to examine the effects of such activity, strategy, or
intervention.
Absolute
Priority 2) Field-Initiated Innovation. Under the priority, we provide funding
to projects that are designed to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take
to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to
improve student achievement and attainment for high-need
students.
Absolute
Priority 3) Field-Initiated Innovations—Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Math (STEM)
Competitive
Priority 1) Projects designed to improve student achievement or other
educational outcomes in computer science by expanding access to and
participation in rigorous computer science, coursework for traditionally
underrepresented students such as racial or ethnic minorities, women, students
in communities served by rural local educational agencies, children or students
with disabilities, or low-income individuals.
Deadlines:
Notice of Intent to Apply deadline is February 21, 2019; Application deadline is
April 2,2019
Link
to FOA:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-01/pdf/2019-00708.pdf
Mid-phase
(ED-GRANTS-020119-002)
Synopsis:
The FY 2019 Mid-phase competition includes three absolute priorities. All
Mid-phase applicants must address Absolute Priority 1. Mid-phase applicants are
also required to address one of the other two absolute
priorities.
Absolute
Priority 1) Moderate Evidence. An applicant must identify up to two study
citations to be reviewed against the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Handbook for
the purposes of meeting moderate evidence.
Absolute
Priority 2) Field-Initiated Innovations. Under the priority, we provide funding
to projects that are designed to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take
to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to
improve student achievement and attainment for high-need
students.
Absolute
Priority 3) Field-Initiated Innovations—Promoting Science, Technology,
Engineering, or Math (STEM) Education, With a Particular Focus on Computer
Science. Under the priority, we provide funding to projects that are designed
to: (1) Create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale
entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student
achievement and attainment for high-need students, and; (2) Improve student
achievement or other educational outcomes in one or more of the following
areas: Science, technology, engineering, math, or computer
science
Deadlines:
Notice of Intent to Apply deadline is February 21, 2019; Application deadline is
April 2,2019
Link
to FOA: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-01/pdf/2019-00710.pdf
Expansion
Grants (ED-GRANTS-020119-001)
Synopsis: The FY 2019 Expansion
competition includes three absolute priorities. All Expansion applicants must
address Absolute Priority 1. Expansion applicants are also required to address
one of the other two absolute priorities.
Absolute
Priority 1) Strong Evidence.
An
applicant must identify up to four study citations to be reviewed against the
What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Handbook for the purposes of meeting strong
evidence. The studies may have been conducted by the applicant or by a third
party
Absolute
Priority 2) Field-Initiated Innovations
Under the
priority, we provide funding to projects that are designed to create, develop,
implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based,
field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for
high-need students.
Absolute
Priority 3) Field-Initiated Innovations—Promoting Science, Technology,
Engineering, or Math (STEM) Education, With a Particular Focus on Computer
Science. Under the priority, we
provide funding to projects that are designed to: (1) Create, develop,
implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based,
field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for
high-need students, and; (2) Improve student achievement or other educational
outcomes in one or more of the following areas: Science, technology,
engineering, math, or computer science
Deadlines:
Notice of Intent to Apply deadline is February 21, 2019; Application deadline is
April 2,2019
Link
to FOA:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-01/pdf/2019-00711.pdf
Contact
Information
Irene
Montanti
(202)
453–7122