<p>The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 up through $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications twice a year.</p>
<p>This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, or method.
<div>The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences.
<p>The purpose of the Special Education Research Grants Program (CFDA 84.324A) is to foster solutions to pressing problems faced by students with or at risk for disabilities, their families, and education systems.
<p>Through its National Center for Education Research (NCER), the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) supports a sustained program of research to build knowledge and understanding of education practice and policy. The program’s four intended outcomes are<br>1. Improved access to a high-quality education for all learners from early childhood through adulthood, particularly those at risk of failure<br>2. Improved academic achievement for all learners from early childhood through adulthood, particularly those at risk of failure<br>3.
<p><span>Our Neighborhood Grants support organizations working at the community level, providing nutrition education and food access programs to </span><span>kids</span><span>. From school and community g</span><span>a</span><span>rdens to </span><span>youth</span><span> cooking classes, our partners offer a variety of programs that are </span><span>interactive</span><span>, </span><span>educational</span><span>, and fun</span><span>!
<p>The NSF INCLUDES Big Idea is a strategic addition to the NSF portfolio that provides a distinctive approach to addressing broadening participation challenges faced by underrepresented and underserved groups in STEM through collaborative networks and partnerships. NSF INCLUDES builds on and amplifies other investments that NSF has made in broadening participation over many decades.
<p>Our Town is the National Endowment for the Arts’ creative placemaking grants program. Through project-based funding, we support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. Successful Our Town projects ultimately lay the groundwork for systemic changes that sustain the integration of arts, culture, and design into local strategies for strengthening communities.