The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) is announcing a new funding opportunity, the Program of Research on Reading Comprehension (PRRC) grants. The purpose of this program is to expand scientific knowledge of how students develop proficient levels of reading comprehension, how reading comprehension can be taught most optimally, and how reading comprehension can be assessed in ways that reflect as well as advance our current understanding of reading comprehension and its development. The overarching goal of this program is to establish a scientific foundation for educational practice by supporting research on reading comprehension that is likely to produce substantial gains in academic achievement.
The notice inviting applications for this program is available at: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-2/041002a.html. The notice of final priority is available at: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2002-2/041002b.html. These documents complement each other and should be read in tandem.
OERI is requiring that applications for PRRC grants be submitted electronically using e-Application available through the Education Department's e-GRANTS system (accessible through its portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov). Applicants who are unable to submit an application through the e-GRANTS system may apply for a waiver to the electronic submission requirement (see program announcement for further information).
Application Package for the PRRC (CFDA Number 84.305G): available in PDF 
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(128K) format. To complete your application, you will need to complete the required Federal forms as outlined in the application package.
As noted in the Federal Register announcement, a pre-application meeting for PRRC was held on April 22, 2002, in Washington, D.C., where participants received technical assistance and information about the funding priority. A summary of the meeting is posted below, along with information for applying online and other resources offered in connection with the meeting.
(128K) and Word (45K) (67K) and Word (28K) The Office of Educational Research and Improvement has issued a request for proposals for a What Works Clearinghouse. Proposals are due May 9, 2002.
The purpose of this contract is to develop and maintain the What Works Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse will assess and report evidence with respect to what works in education in multiple topic areas. More specifically, it will provide easily accessible and searchable online databases that characterize the strength and nature of scientific evidence on the effectiveness of different educational programs, products, and practices (labeled interventions) claimed to enhance important student outcomes. Claims of effectiveness will be assessed with respect to the quantity, quality, and relevance of evidence, and the magnitude of effects, as determined through reviews of research. The Clearinghouse will also include a registry of evaluators who indicate their willingness to conduct evaluation studies that will meet high quality standards of scientific rigor as determined by the Clearinghouse.
The Office of Educational Research and Improvement is announcing a new funding opportunity, the Cognition and Student Learning Research grants program. Proposals are due by April 15, 2002. The purpose of this program is to improve student learning by supporting a new program of research that brings recent advances in cognitive science and neuroscience to bear on significant educational problems. The overarching goal of this program of research is to establish a scientific foundation for educational practice by supporting research on key processes of attention, memory, and reasoning that are essential for learning and that are likely to produce substantial gains in academic achievement. The program announcement is available at: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2001-4/122101c.html
Application Package for the CASL Program (CFDA Number 84.305H): available in PDF (88K) and Word (98K) format. To complete your application, you will need to download the required Federal forms as outlined on page 27 of the application package.
As noted in the Federal Register announcement, a pre-application meeting for the CASL grant program was held on February 19th, 2002, in Washington, D.C. Participants received technical assistance and information about the funding priority. Presentations from the meeting and resource information may be downloaded from the CASL program page.
The Office of Educational Research and Improvement is announcing a new funding opportunity, the Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research (PCER) grants program. The purpose of this program is to implement rigorous evaluations of preschool curricula. These evaluations will provide information to support informed choices of classroom curricula for early childhood programs. Recipients of PCER grants will coordinate with a national evaluation contractor (to be funded separately by OERI) to carry out evaluations of selected preschool curricula. Grantees will also have the opportunity to design and carry out complementary research studies intended to supplement, complement and enrich the core evaluation. The program announcement is available at: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2001-4/121701b.html
Application Package for the PCER Program (CFDA Number 84.305J): available in PDF (82K) and Word (106K) format. To complete your application, you will need to download the required Federal forms as outlined on page 37 of the application package.
As noted in the Federal Register announcement, a pre-application meeting for the PCER grants program was held on January 24, 2002 in Washington DC. Participants received technical assistance and information about the funding priority. A meeting summary, hand-outs including the agenda, and list of key questions and answers can be downloaded using the following links.
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