Overview The Office of Innovation and Early Learning administers discretionary grant programs that support innovations and early learning programs. Selected Responsibilities The office administers programs that are designed to: create, implement, replicate, or scale evidence-based innovations to improve student achievement for high-need students; and rigorously evaluate such innovations; develop the non-cognitive skills of middle-grades students […]
The FY 2019 competition has closed. The Overview of the Competition provides highlights of the review process and funded applications. FY 2019 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Competitions LINKS TO OTHER COMPETITION-RELATED PAGES FAQs Call for Peer Reviewers Matching Resources FY 2019 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Competition Announcement On February 1, 2019, the U.S. […]
EIR Matching Requirements Cost Sharing or Matching: Under section 4611 of the ESEA, as amended by ESSA, each grant recipient must provide, from Federal, State, local, or private sources, an amount equal to 10 percent of funds provided under the grant, which may be provided in cash or through in-kind contributions, to carry out activities […]
The Education Innovation and Research (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 educational challenges and to support the expansion […]
Included in the chart below is the amount of funding per fiscal year. Fiscal Year (FY) Appropriation for new awards FY 2023 $284,000,000 FY 2022 $234,000,000 FY 2021 $194,000,000 FY 2020 $190,000,000 FY 2019 $125,000,000 FY 2018 $115,368,326 FY 2017 $95,005,093 LEGISLATION Section 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by […]
Included below is information regarding the new awards made in each fiscal year since FY 2010. Fiscal Year (FY) Number of new awards FY 2020 2 FY 2015 2 Year awarded Grantee Project Title Duration (Years) Year 1 Total Expected Funding City State Score Abstract Application Reviewer’s Comments 2020 2020 Twin Cities Public Television Mashopolis: […]
Included in the chart below is the amount of funding per fiscal year since FY 2009. Fiscal Year (FY) Appropriation for new and continuation awards FY 2021 $29,500,000 FY 2020 $27,741,000 FY 2019 $25,741,000 FY 2018 $27,737,822 FY 2017 $27,736,300 FY 2016 $25,741,000 FY 2015 $25,501,095 Legislation The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title […]
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to receive a Ready-to-Learn Programming grant, an entity shall be a public telecommunications entity (see below) that is able to demonstrate each of the following: (A) A capacity for the development and national distribution of educational and instructional television programming of high quality that is accessible by a large majority […]
The Skills for Success Program supports local educational agencies (LEAs) and their partners in implementing, evaluating, and refining tools and approaches for developing the non-cognitive skills of middle-grades students in order to increase student success. Grants provide funding for the implementation, evaluation, and refinement of existing tools and approaches (e.g., digital games, growth mindset classroom […]
Included in the chart below is the number of new awards made in each fiscal year since 2010. Fiscal Year (FY) Number of new awards FY 2016 15 Complete List of i3 Grants MS Excel (89 KB) i3 Evaluations and their WWC Citation MS Excel (17 KB) i3 evaluations released to date MS Excel (75 […]
