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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Program and Grantee Support Services: Comprehensive Centers Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.283B

Department of Education · ED-GRANTS-050826-001

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Total Program Funding

$46.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

June 30, 2026

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Program and Grantee Support Services: Comprehensive Centers Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.283B. Department of Education. Program Description: The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational agencies (SEAs), regional educational agencies (REAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools that improve educational opportunities and student... $46,015,000 total program funding; ~19 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education (IHEs), or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with ...
•Deadline: 2026-06-30

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Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

Program Description: The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers (CC) program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational agencies (SEAs), regional educational agencies (REAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools that improve educational opportunities and student outcomes, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction for all students, particularly for groups of students with the greatest need.

Assistance Listing Number: 84.283B

Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at ED 2025 Common Instructions.

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Attachments

PDF

National Center Application Notice and Instructions for Comprehensive Centers Program FY26

National_Center_Comprehensive_Centers_Program_FY26_Application_Notice_and_Instructions_2026_0508.pdf

PDF

Regional Centers Application Notice and Instructions for Comprehensive Centers Program FY26

Regional_Centers_Comprehensive_Centers_Program_FY26_Application_Notice_and_Instructions_2026_0508.pdf

PDF

Content Centers Application Notice and Instructions for Comprehensive Centers Program FY26

Content_Centers_-_Comprehensive_Centers_Program_FY26_Application_Notice_and_Instructions_2026_0508.pdf

Who Can Apply

Research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education (IHEs), or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this notice, including regional entities that carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002). A group of eligible entities may apply as a consortium, in accordance with the requirements in 34 CFR 75.127-129.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Total Program Funding: $46.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 19
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: May 8, 2026

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026 (0 days remaining)

Applications Available: May 8, 2026. Application Deadline: June 30, 2026. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 8, 2026. For Further Information: Dr. Michelle Daley. Telephone: (202) 987-1057. Email: OESE.ComprehensiveCenters@ed.gov.

Agency Contact

Dr. Michelle Daley Telephone: (202) 987-1057 Email: OESE.ComprehensiveCenters@ed.gov

OESE.ComprehensiveCenters@ed.gov

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