CFDA Number: 84.305C
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 requires that the Institute support
not less than eight national research and development centers (centers), with
each center covering not less than one of 11 topics of research listed in the
statute. The Institute intends for the new centers to contribute significantly
to the solution of education problems in the United States by developing, testing,
and disseminating new approaches to improve teaching and learning, and ultimately,
student achievement. Each of the centers conducts a focused program of education
research in its topic area. In addition, each center is conducting supplemental
research within its broad topic area, and works cooperatively with the Institute
to disseminate rigorous evidence and information to educators and policy-makers
as well as to provide national leadership in defining research and development
directions within its topic area. The mission of the centers is to contribute
to the production and dissemination of new knowledge and products that provide
practical solutions to important education problems in the United States.