Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305S

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is seeking applications for the Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking grants program. This program aims to support state agencies in using their statewide longitudinal data systems to provide evidence for their own program and policy decisions, and those of their local education agencies, regarding increasing learners' access to high-quality education and increased academic achievement. Eligible applicants include state agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and public and private agencies and institutions. The program requires applicants to propose a project that uses longitudinal data to support state education policymaking, and to describe how the project aligns with the Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER). The application must include a project narrative, appendices, and other narrative content, and must adhere to all formatting requirements and page maximums. • The key issues, problems, programs, and/or policies that the state agency wants to examine to support its decision making regarding increasing learners' access to high-quality education and/or increased academic achievement • The learners the applicant will focus on • The research questions about the issues, problems, programs, and/or policies concerning the learners noted above • The project team's experience and expertise with the issues, problems, programs being examined • The research design and methods the applicant will use to address the research questions • The data analysis plan • The project team's expertise in the design, methods, and analysis proposed • The SLDS data the applicant will use • How and when the required data will be made available for the study • The project team's access to, knowledge of, and expertise working with the data to be used • How the applicant will present the project's findings to the state agency leadership • How the applicant will disseminate the findings to multiple audiences • The project team's dissemination expertise