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Funding Opportunities for Minority Serving Institutions

Funding Opportunities for Minority Serving Institutions. KATINA R. STAPLETON, Ph.D. National Center for Education Research Amy Sussman, Ph.D. National Center for Special Education Research. Note: Additional information is available in the slide notes of some slides. Focus of this webinar.

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Funding Opportunities for Minority Serving Institutions

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  1. Funding Opportunities for Minority Serving Institutions KATINA R. STAPLETON, Ph.D. National Center for Education Research Amy Sussman, Ph.D. National Center for Special Education Research Note: Additional information is available in the slide notes of some slides.

  2. Focus of this webinar • Increase awareness of researchers at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) of education research and training funding opportunities at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) • To provide tips for MSI applicants

  3. Audience for this Webinar • Alaska Native-Serving Institutions • American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities • Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) • Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) • Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institutions • Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions • Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs)

  4. Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

  5. IES Infrastructure

  6. Organizational Structure of IES

  7. Why would you apply to IES? • You are interested in working in authentic educational settings • You are interested in improving student education outcomes • You are committed to sharing your research findings with education practitioners

  8. What makes us different from other ED funding programs? • Grant funds are to cover research, not program support • A good application is a good application - we don’t have priorities or competitive preferences that result in extra points for applicants • Reviewers have flexibility to assign points based upon overall scientific merit - we don’t ask reviewers to use a rubric as they score

  9. Objectives of the Research Grant Programs • Develop or identify education interventions (practices, programs, policies, and approaches) • that enhance academic achievement • that can be widely deployed • Identify what does not work and thereby encourage innovation and further research • Understand the processes that underlie the effectiveness of education interventions and the variation in their effectiveness

  10. Focus on Outcomes • Research must address academic outcomes • Allowable academic outcomes vary by research center and competition but generally include 2 categories: • learning and achievement • successful progression through education systems • IES also supports research on social and behavioral competencies and employment and earnings outcomes

  11. How does IES operate? • We are independent – non-partisan by law • Awards are driven primarily by scientific merit as determined by peer review • Program Officers are available as a resource to you throughout the process – from idea generation, through application preparation, and for consultation during the revise and resubmit process

  12. Does IES have Funding Opportunities for MSIs? Yes. . . • However, for FY20, there are no targeted funding opportunities for MSIs. • We encourage MSIs to apply for Education Researchand Special Education Research grants and training grants. • We encourage MSIs to take advantage of the technical assistance IES provides.

  13. A Very Quick Introduction to Developing IES Grant Proposals “Great ideas do not appear in thirty-minute windows of time. When designing a research project, expect to spend lots of time on it. You will.” Writing Successful Science Proposals 13

  14. How can researchers at MSIs get started? • Recognize that completing a successful grant application is a process that begins before the initial application submission • Also know that preparing a grant application is part of building your program of research

  15. Increase MSI Awareness of Available Funding Opportunities At the Institutional Level . . . • Scan The Federal Register where funding opportunities are announced • Become knowledgeable about IES funding priorities and competitive grant competitions • Identify researchers on campus who do work in education research (i.e., potential applicants) • They may come from outside your education department/school

  16. Increase MSI Awareness of Available Technical Assistance At the Institutional Level . . . • Make sure potential applicants are aware of available funding opportunities and IES Program Officers in their areas of interest • Coordinate phone meetings with IES staff to discuss your institution’s research capacity and interests

  17. Strengthen Research Partnerships At the Institutional Level . . . • Research consortia and research networks • Available at the national, regional, and local levels • Partnerships with LEAs, SEAs, and regional laboratories • Partnerships with other research universities and firms

  18. Our Assumptions about Applicants • We assume that you want… • to help improve education • to carve out your own research agenda • to get funding to conduct your research • We assume that you have… • expertise in a wide range of topic areas and research methods/analyses • varying levels of familiarity with grant writing

  19. FY 2020 Funding Opportunities

  20. Getting Started • Identify your own research interests and strengths and see if they overlap with current funding priorities • Read the separate Requests for Applications (RFAs), which describe the application requirements • Contact the relevant IES Program Officer to discuss your ideas (e-mail first)

  21. What is a RFA? • Requests for Applications (RFAs) • Your guide to preparing high-quality applications • What reviewers use to evaluate your application for its scientific merit • RFAs are identified by Center: • 84.305 = National Center for Education Research (NCER) • 84.324 = National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)

  22. In Each Request for Applications (RFA) • Overview and General Requirements • Summary of Changes (if applicable) • Topic Requirements • Project Types • Competition Regulations and Review Criteria

  23. How are our RFAs different? • We provide a great deal of detail in our RFAs • Requirements • Recommendations • Everyone applying to IES needs to be familiar with either 305A or 324A, even if you don’t intend to apply under that competition • The application submission process information is included in a separate Application Submission guide.

  24. How to Identify Funding Opportunities • Begin at the IES website • Sign up for the IES Newsflash • Funding opportunities are announced in The Federal Register • Review current Requests for Applications (RFAs) • Contact relevant Program Officer(s) for the topic(s) of interest in the relevant Center

  25. Funding Opportunities at IES

  26. How to Identify Appropriate Grant Programs • Read the Request for Applications • Review announced topics and methodological requirements • Look at abstracts of projects funded under a research topic or program • NCER Projects • NCSER Projects

  27. FY 2020 IES Grant Programs

  28. Primary Grant Programs • Primary Grant Programs • 84.305A Education Research Grants • 84.324A Special Education Research Grants • Apply to a Research Topic and a Project Type • Topic: field you will be working in • Project Types: type of work you will be doing

  29. 84.305A & 84.324A Research Topics

  30. 84.305A & 84.324A Project Types • Exploration • Development and Innovation • Initial Efficacy and Follow-Up • Measurement Note: IES will not accept Replication project applications in this competition in FY 2020. See the Research Grants Focused on Systematic Replications (CFDA 84.305R & 84.324R) grant competitions for funding for replication studies of IES-identified reading and math interventions

  31. Exploration • Identify relationships between individual-, educator-, school-, and policy-level characteristics and education outcomes • Identify factors that may influence or guide those relationships. • Possible methodological approaches include: • Analyze secondary data • Collect primary data • Complete a meta-analysis • Combination of above

  32. Development & Innovation • Develop an innovative intervention (e.g., curriculum, instructional approach, program, or policy) ORimprove existing education interventions • ANDcollect data on its feasibility, usability, and fidelity of implementation in actual education settings • ANDcollect pilot data on promise

  33. Initial Efficacy & Follow-Up • Evaluate whether or not a fully developed intervention is efficacious under limited or ideal conditions • Gather follow-up data examining the longer term effects of an efficacious intervention

  34. Measurement • Development of new assessments or refinement of existing assessments, and the validation of these assessments OR • Validation of existing assessments for specific purposes, contexts, and populations

  35. Attend to Changes from Previous Year’s Competitions • Carefully read the full RFA! • See Part 1 of the FY 2020 RFAs for a summary of changes to the RFA from the previous year

  36. Planning for Dissemination • Dissemination Plan: Emphasis on dissemination as something to think about at the time of application, not after you have completed your study • Public Access Requirements • ERIC • Data Management Plan

  37. Award Parameters(84.305A & 84.324A)

  38. Important Dates for 84.305A and 84.324A

  39. Research Grants Focused on Systematic Replication • 84.305R: Research Grants Focused on Systematic Replication • 84.324R: Research Grants Focused on Systematic Replication in Special Education • Apply to systematically replicate a reading or math intervention identified by IES and listed in the RFA • IES will support Effectiveness Replications and Efficacy Replications

  40. Award Parameters (84.305R & 84.324R)

  41. Important Dates for 84.305R and 84.324R

  42. Research Training Grant Programs • 84.305B: Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences • Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in the Education Sciences • Postdoctoral Research Training in the Education Sciences • Methods Training Program for Education Researchers • 84.324B: Research Training Programs in Special Education • Postdoctoral Research Training in Special Education and Early Intervention • Early Career Development and Mentoring • Methods Training Using Single-Case Designs

  43. Award Parameters(84.305B & 84.324B)

  44. Important Dates for 84.305B & 84.324B

  45. Education Research & Development Centers Program • 84.305C: Education Research & Development Centers Program • Improving Opportunities and Achievement for English Learners in Secondary School Settings • Improving Teaching and Learning in Postsecondary Institutions • Improving Access, Instruction and Outcomes in Gifted Education

  46. Award Parameters(84.305C)

  47. Important Dates for 84.305C

  48. Statistical and ResearchMethodology in Education • 85.305D: Statistical and Research Methodology in Education • Regular Grants • Early Career Grants

  49. Award Parameters(84.305D)

  50. Important Dates for Statistical and Research Methodology in Education 84.305D

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