Description: The Department awards three types of grants under this program:"Early-phase" grants, "Mid-phase" grants, and "Expansion" grants. These grantsdiffer in terms of the level of prior evidence of effectiveness required forconsideration for funding, the expectations regarding the kind of evidence andinformation funded projects should produce, the level of scale funded projects should reach, and, consequently, the amount of funding available to supporteach type of project. The Departmentexpects that Expansion grants will provide funding for implementation andrigorous evaluation of a program that has been found to produce sizable, significant impacts under a Mid-phase grant or other effort meeting similarcriteria, for the purposes of: (a) Determining whether such impacts can besuccessfully reproduced and sustained over time; and (b) identifying theconditions in which the program is most effective. Expansion grants are supported by evidencethat demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving studentoutcomes or other relevant outcomes based on strong evidence (as defined inthis notice) from at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimentalstudy for at least one population and setting, and grantees are encouraged toimplement at the national level (as defined in this notice). This notice invites applications forExpansion grants only. The notices inviting applications for Early-phase andMid-phase grants are published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.

Applications Available: February 1, 2019.
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Close Date: Apr 02, 2019
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: February 21, 2019
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $125,000,000
Expected Number of Awards: 3
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