Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions
Deadline: March 1, 2018
Agency/Sponsor: US Department of Education
Website: https://ies.ed.gov/ncer/projects/program.asp?ProgID=90
The Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions (Low-Cost Evaluation) grant program is designed to support rigorous evaluations of education interventions (broadly defined as practices, programs, and policies) that state or local education agencies expect to produce meaningful improvements in student education outcomes within a short period (for example, within a single semester or academic year). These evaluations are to be conducted for $250,000 or less and completed within two years. The program will be carried out by research institutions and state or local education agencies working together as partners. The evaluations will use randomized controlled trials or regression discontinuity designs to determine the impact of interventions on student education outcomes, and will rely on administrative data or other sources of secondary data to provide measures of these student outcomes. Applicants may propose to evaluate interventions for students in prekindergarten, K-12, postsecondary, or adult education. At every level, the Institute is mainly interested in interventions that are expected to improve outcomes for students who are struggling or at risk of failure. Applicants must demonstrate that the intervention will be in operation during the first year of the project and that they will obtain and analyze data from that year. There ae tow categories of student academic outcomes that are of interest. Funds: a maximum of $250,000 with a maximum a duration of 2 years Optional Letters of Intent are due January 11, 2018. See the Institute of Education Sciences' webpage for LOI details.