Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE): Strengthening Program Evaluation Capacity grant program, Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.429A

Background
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is issuing the Strengthening Program Evaluation Capacity grant program to enhance the ability of individuals and organizations to conduct high-quality evaluations of education interventions. This initiative is part of IES's broader mission to promote scientifically valid education research and evaluation across the United States, particularly through the standards set by IES’s What Works Clearinghouse.

Grant Details
The grant program aims to build capacity for rigorous evaluations of education interventions. Applicants are expected to engage in a series of IES-sponsored technical assistance activities that will strengthen their capacity to design and conduct evaluations. Evaluation teams must consist of employees from state higher education agencies or consortia of two-year or four-year institutions. The proposed interventions must be allowable under programs authorized by the Higher Education Act (HEA), and evaluations should assess the impact on HEA program participants. The project period can last up to three years, with a focus on collecting and analyzing outcome data for HEA-authorized programs.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state higher education agencies or public/private institutions of higher education as defined by the HEA. Institutions must lead consortium activities involving at least two public or private institutions. The competition does not require cost sharing or matching funds.

Period of Performance
The project period for this grant can extend up to three years.

Grant Value
The estimated range of awards is up to $1,000,000 for the entire project period.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations for performance involve institutions participating in programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act.