Special Education Research Grants — 84.324A
NCSER's main research grant programme, covering topics including autism spectrum disorders; early intervention and early learning; families of children with disabilities; social, emotional and behavioural competence; systems, policy and finance; and transition to postsecondary life.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)Award maximums vary by project type (exploration, development, efficacy, replication, measurement) and are set in each year's RFA; no figure is published on the programme page.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Dec, Jan, FebNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.IES stated on 6 Aug 2026 that the FY 2027 Education Research Grants and Special Education Research Grants competitions (84.305A / 84.324A) are expected to be announced in December 2026. No application date is published yet.
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior
- Eligibility
- Institutional applicants apply through Grants.gov and must hold a Unique Entity Identifier and active SAM registration; the topic-specific RFA sets applicant-type and capacity requirements. Not currently open — the FY 2027 competition was announced for release in a later tranche.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- special education research · autism · families of children with disabilities · transition to adulthood
- Apply at
- https://ies.ed.gov/funding/research/programs/special-education-research-grants
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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