FR Doc 05-9131
[Federal Register: May 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 87)]
[Notices]
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Part V
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Institute of Education Sciences; Notice Inviting Applications for
Grants To Support Education Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos. 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305E, 84.305G, 84.305H, 84.305K,
84.305M, 84.305R, 84.305W, 84.324A, 84.324B, 84.324E, 84.324G, 84.324I,
84.324K, 84.324L, 84.324M, 84.324S, 84.324W, and 84.902B]
Institute of Education Sciences; Notice Inviting Applications for
Grants To Support Education Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
SUMMARY: The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
(Institute) announces 20 FY 2006 competitions for grants to support
education research. The Director takes this action under the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Title I of Public Law 107-279. The intent
of these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding
fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early
childhood education through postsecondary and adult education.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mission of Institute: A central purpose of the Institute is to
provide parents, educators, students, researchers, policymakers, and
the general public with reliable and valid information about education
practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and
access to education opportunities for all students. In carrying out its
mission, the Institute provides support for programs of research in
areas of demonstrated national need.
Competitions in this notice: The Institute, through its National
Center for Education Research (NCER), plans to support the following
research competitions in FY 2006:
National Research and Development Centers. These centers
will focus on Education Policy, Early Childhood Education,
Postsecondary Education, and Gifted and Talented Education.
Post-doctoral Research Training Fellowships.
Reading and Writing Education Research.
Cognition and Student Learning Research.
Mathematics and Science Education Research.
Teacher Quality Research with a Focus on Reading and
Writing Education.
Teacher Quality Research with a Focus on Mathematics and
Science Education.
Research on Education Finance, Leadership, and Management.
Research on High School Reform.
The Institute, through its National Center for Special Education
Research (NCSER), plans to support the following special education
research competitions in FY 2006:
Reading and Writing Special Education Research.
Science and Mathematics Special Education Research.
Research on Early Intervention and Assessment for Young
Children with Disabilities.
Language and Vocabulary Development Special Education
Research.
Serious Behavior Disorders Special Education Research.
Special Education Research on Assessment for
Accountability.
Individualized Education Programs Research.
Secondary and Postsecondary Outcomes Special Education
Research.
Special Education Teacher Quality Research with a Focus on
Reading and Writing in Special Education.
Special Education Teacher Quality Research with a Focus on
Mathematics and Science in Special Education.
In addition, the Institute, through its National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), plans to support a competition for:
Secondary Analysis of Data from the National Assessment of
Educational Progress.
Eligible Applicants: Applicants that have the ability and capacity
to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply.
Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit and
for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and
institutions, such as colleges and universities.
Request for Applications and Other Information: Information
regarding program and application requirements for each of the
Institute's competitions is contained in the applicable Request for
Applications package (RFA), which will be available at the following
Web site: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html on the
dates indicated in the chart printed elsewhere in this notice.
Interested potential applicants should periodically check the
Institute's Web site.
Information regarding selection criteria and review procedures will
be provided in the applicable RFA package.
Fiscal Information: Although Congress has not enacted a final
appropriation for FY 2006, the Institute is inviting applications for
these competitions now so that it may be prepared to make awards
following final action on the Department's appropriations bill. The
President's FY 2006 Budget for the Institute includes sufficient
funding for all of the competitions included in this notice. The actual
award of grants is pending the availability of funds. The number of
awards made under each competition will depend upon the quality of the
applications received for that competition. The size of the awards will
depend upon the scope of the projects proposed.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 77, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86 (part 86 applies only to institutions of higher education),
97, 98, and 99. In addition 34 CFR part 75 is applicable, except for
the provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 75.102, 75.103, 75.105,
75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 75.217, 75.219,
75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 75.230.
Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
education research program, the Institute annually assesses the quality
and relevance of newly funded research projects, as well as the quality
of research publications that result from its funded research projects.
Two indicators address the quality of new projects. First, external
panels of qualified scientists review the quality of new research
applications, and the percentage of newly funded projects that receive
an average panel score of excellent or higher is determined. Second,
because much of the Institute's work focuses on questions of
effectiveness, newly funded applications are evaluated to identify
those that address causal questions and then to determine what
percentage of those projects use randomized field trials to answer the
causal questions. To evaluate the relevance of newly funded research
projects, a panel of experienced education practitioners and
administrators reviews descriptions of a randomly selected sample of
newly funded projects and rates the degree to which the projects are
relevant to educational practice.
Two indicators address the quality of new research publications,
both print and web-based, which are the products of funded research
projects. First, an external panel of eminent scientists reviews the
quality of a randomly selected sample of new publications, and the
percentage of new publications that are deemed to be of high quality is
determined. Second, publications that address causal questions are
identified, and are then reviewed to determine the percentage that
employ randomized experimental designs. As funded research projects are
completed, the Institute will subject the final reports to similar
reviews.
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To evaluate impact, the Institute surveys K-16 policymakers and
administrators once every three years to determine the percentage who
report routinely considering evidence of effectiveness before adopting
educational products and approaches.
Application Procedures:
The Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998 (Pub. L.
105-277) and the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement
Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-107) encourage us to undertake initiatives to
improve our grant processes. Enhancing the ability of individuals and
entities to conduct business with us electronically is a major part of
our response to these Acts. Therefore, we are taking steps to adopt the
Internet as our chief means of conducting transactions in order to
improve services to our customers and to simplify and expedite our
business processes.
We are requiring that applications for the FY 2006 competitions be
submitted electronically to the following Web site: https://ies.constellagroup.com.
Information on the software to be used in
submitting applications will be available at the same Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact person associated with a
particular program of research is listed in the chart elsewhere in this
notice and in the particular RFA. The date on which applications will
be available, the deadline for transmittal of applications, the
estimated range of awards, and the project period are also listed in
the chart and in the particular RFA that will be posted at:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Individuals with disabilities may obtain a
copy of the RFA in an alternative format by contacting that person.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.
Dated: May 3, 2005.
Grover J. Whitehurst,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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