Mark your calendars for our Fall Learning & the Brain Conference to be held November 5-8, 2003 in Boston!
Please check soon for complete conference details.
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PIRI
provides this information as a courtesy only and has no affiliation
with the following funding programs.
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| xx | Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Grants The purpose of the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research (PCER) program is to implement rigorous evaluations of preschool curricula that will provide information to support informed choices of classroom curricula for early childhood programs. This competition will support research that will determine, through randomized experiments, whether one or more curricula produce educationally meaningful effects on children. This program will make funds available through cooperative agreements between the Institute and eligible agencies to jointly conduct evaluation research. Request for Applications: PDF (38K) and Word (90K)
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Reading Comprehension Research Grants The purpose of the program of research on Reading Comprehension is to: (a) understand factors in reading comprehension that contribute to the achievement gap for students; (b) build on that understanding by developing targeted interventions and teaching practices designed to eliminate the achievement gap; and (c) develop assessments that are not only reliable and valid for diverse students of different ages, but that also efficiently identify weaknesses in comprehension that can be addressed through instruction. The Institute intends this program to establish a scientific foundation for educational practice by supporting high quality research on reading comprehension that is likely to produce substantial gains in academic achievement. Request for Applications: PDF (31K) and Word (87K)
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Cognition and Student Learning Research Grants The purpose of the program of research on Cognition and Student Learning is to improve student learning by bringing recent advances in cognitive science and neuroscience to bear on significant educational problems. The Institute intends this program to establish a scientific foundation for educational practice by supporting research on key processes of attention, memory, and reasoning that are essential for learning and that are likely to produce substantial gains in academic achievement. Request for Applications: PDF (34K) and Word (84K)
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Interagency Education Research Initiative The goal of the Interagency Education Research Initiative, supported jointly by the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, is to support scientific research that investigates the effectiveness of educational interventions in reading, mathematics, and the sciences as they are implemented in varied school settings with diverse student populations. Request for Applications: PDF (55K) and Word (105K)
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Reading First This new program is a revision and enhancement of the Reading Excellence Act (FY01 - 286 million). It provides assistance to state and districts in setting up "scientific, research-based" reading programs for children in grades K to 3. States may use up to 20% of the money to provide professional development for teachers. States must distribute at least 80% of the money to districts through a competitive-grant process, giving priority to high poverty areas. Funds may be used to purchase software and instructional materials and for staff development. www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/REA/index.html
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Comprehensive School Reform Comprehensive school reform programs focus on school-wide efforts to improve education. Funds may be used to select or design a school reform model that is research-based and will best help all students reach state performance standards. www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/compreform/
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Special Education IDEA The Individuals with Disabilities Act was reauthorized in June 1997. Programs provide financial assistance to states to help them meet the educational and developmental needs of over 5 million children, ages birth through 21. The law focuses on increased expectations, more coordination and involvement by parents and the regular classroom teacher, and more professional development for all involved in educating children with disabilities. The law also permits schools broader authority to remove special education students from the classroom for bringing illegal drugs or weapons to school and integration of funds into Title I school-wide programs. Special Education services apply to a vast array of disabilities, including those with severe disabilities, the emotionally disturbed, and the severely and profoundly mentally retarded. IDEA grant categories include those to states and preschools, as well as grants for infants and toddlers.
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Charter Schools This
program provides funding for the design and implementation of public
charter schools. Increased emphasis is being placed on the success and
accountability of these schools. Grants are provided on a competitive
basis to states with charter school laws; states, in turn, make sub
grants to authorized entities. Funds may be used for activities such
as purchasing equipment, materials, supplies, or dissemination of information
about the charter school.
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Even Start Family Literacy Even Start is a favorite program of Congress and, as a result, has gone from a discretionary grant to a formula grant program. States receive formula grant money and, in turn, make competitive grants available to school districts and their partnering agencies. Even Start programs are designed to enhance family literacy projects that combine early childhood, adult literacy, and parenting education services.
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Head Start Head Start grantees are public agencies, school districts, or nonprofit groups. Head Start serves children ages 3-5 from low-income families. Early Head Start serves low-income pregnant women and families with toddlers or infants. The Head Start program provides an array of social and educational services designed to equip young children and their parents with the skills they need to better transition into and experience success in school. www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb
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Improving Teacher Quality The revised ESEA law consolidates the Class-Size Reduction (FY01 - 1.6 billion) and Eisenhower Professional Development programs (FY01 - 526 million) into a single, flexible formula grant for improving teacher and principal quality. The money can be used for a variety of purposes, such as hiring teachers to limit class sizes, providing professional development, and funding initiatives to retain highly qualified teachers. www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/esea/progsum/title2a.html#quality?
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Magnet Schools Assistance in Desegregating Districts These competitive funds are available to school districts that are under a court-ordered or federally mandated desegregation plan. Magnet programs are designed to support and enhanced curriculum and attract racially diverse student populations.
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Migrant Education Basic State Grants This formula grant program provides education and support activities, such as academic, remedial, bilingual, vocational instruction, and guidance, to students who meet the definition of a migratory child or youth. Other activities may include career education, counseling, health, and preschool services. Activities are designed to meet the special needs of this population, particularly those who are educationally disadvantaged and at risk of not meeting state standards.
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Safe and Drug-Free Schools This program consists of two major programs: State Grants for Drug and Violence Prevention Programs and National Programs. State Grants is a formula grant program that provides funds to states and local school districts, and Governors, for a broad range of community and school-based prevention and education programs. National Programs provides funds for discretionary grants that focus on drug and violence prevention issues.
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Smaller Learning Communities This program helps create smaller and more supportive learning environments in approximately 700 of the nation's largest high schools through such innovations as schools-within-schools or career academics that assign students to groups of a few hundred.
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Star Schools The Star Schools program has helped to improve instruction in mathematics, science, foreign languages, literacy skills, and vocational education in underserved areas through partnerships that develop, construct, acquire, maintain, and operate telecommunications, audiovisual equipment, and facilities. More than one million students and their teachers in 50 states and territories participate in this distance learning program, which provides continuation grants only. www.ed.gov/prog_info/StarSchools/
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Additional Information & Funding Sources http://www.os.dhhs.gov/grants/index.shtml |
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