Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324S
This program funds rigorous research using statewide longitudinal data systems to support state education policymaking in special education for state agencies and their research partners, including universities.
⚑ Applications must include the relevant state agency or state postsecondary system responsible for the education issue/policy being examined. · Eligible applicants include state agencies, nonprofits, for-profits, and colleges/universities. · Focus is on state education policymaking in special education using SLDS data; not a general education research program.
This is a strong fit for Deven Carlson’s education policy and program-evaluation line, especially state policymaking, longitudinal data systems, and quasi-experimental analysis in K-12 systems. It is not one of the team’s core risk/weather/energy topics, but it clearly sits in the institutional education-policy program rather than being merely adjacent.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 100 strong | education policy/evaluation (core line, primary); signature methods: policy analysis, surveys longitudinal; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds evaluation research |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 40 partial | technical depth: substantial; funds evaluation research (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 10 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
Through this grant program, NCSER supports state agencies’ use of their statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs) to provide evidence for their own program and policy decisions, and those of their local education agencies pertaining to learners with or at risk for disabilities
Assistance Listing Number: 84.324S.
Eligibility
For the Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking in Special Education (ALN 84.324S) grants program, institutions that have the demonstrated ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, state agencies responsible for education programs and policies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. Applications must include the State agency or State postsecondary system responsible for the education issue, program, or policy to be examined. Eligible State agencies include the State educational agency (SEA) responsible for the State’s K-12 sector as well as other State agencies responsible for other specific education sectors such as early intervention, prekindergarten, career and technical education, and postsecondary education. In addition, a State postsecondary system may serve as the eligible State agency. Eligible State agencies may apply alone, or in conjunction with research organizations such as universities and research firms, and/or with other appropriate organizations (such as other State agencies or local educational agencies).
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