Education Innovation and Research Program-Mid-Phase Grants
Solicitation Title: Education Innovation and Research Program-Mid-Phase Grants
Funding Amount: Mid-phase grants: $1,400,000-$1,600,000 per year. Mid-phase grants: $7,750,000 for the entirety of the project period. Mid-phase grants: 15-20 awards. Up to 60 months.
Sponsor Deadline: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Solicitation Link: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/15/2016-30084/applications-for-new-awards-education-innovation-and-research-program-mid-phase-grants
Solicitation Number: CFDA No. 84.411B
Overview
<p>The Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program, established under section 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement (as defined in this notice) and attainment for high-need students (as defined in this notice); and rigorously evaluate such innovations. The EIR program is designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent educational challenges and to support the expansion of effective solutions to serve substantially larger numbers of students. Mid-phase grants provide funding to support scaling of projects supported by moderate evidence (as defined in this notice) for at least one population or setting to the regional level (as defined in this notice) or to the national level (as defined in this notice). This notice invites applications for Mid-phase grants only. The notices inviting applications for Early-phase and Expansion grants are published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.</p>
Solicitation Limitations: <p>Limit on Grant Awards: No grantee may receive in a single year new EIR grant awards that total an amount greater than the sum of the maximum amount of funds for an Expansion grant and the maximum amount of funds for an Early-phase grant for that year. For example, in a year when the maximum award value for an Expansion grant is $15 million and the maximum award value for an Early-phase grant is $4 million, no grantee may receive in a single year new grants totaling more than $19 million.<br> Partnerships: An applicant must demonstrate sufficient partnerships with schools/LEA(s) by identifying in the application implementation schools/LEA(s) for years 1 and 2 of the grant project.<br> Evaluation: The grantee must conduct an independent evaluation (as defined in this notice) of its project. This evaluation should be designed to meet What Works Clearinghouse Evidence Standards without reservations and must estimate the impact of the EIR-supported practice (as implemented at the proposed level of scale) on a relevant outcome. A Mid-phase grantee's evaluation must examine the cost effectiveness of its practices and identify potential obstacles and success factors to scaling that would be relevant to other organizations.</p> Other Information:<p>Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet Absolute Priority 1, Supporting High-Need Students, and one additional priority. Applicants must clearly identify the specific absolute priority that the proposed project addresses. Absolute Priority 1—Supporting High-Need Students. Absolute Priority 2—Improving Early Learning and Development Outcomes. Absolute Priority 3—Social-Behavioral Competencies. Absolute Priority 4—Improving Low-Performing Schools. Absolute Priority 5—Evidence-Driven Practices</p>Last Updated:
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