Comprehensive Centers
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Who has received this funding
Organizations awarded under CFDA 84.283 (USAspending.gov).
- Westat, Inc. 4 awards $84,552,823
- Wested $32,210,741
- Rmc Research Corp $16,859,357
- Southeast Regional Resource Center, Inc. $16,527,502
- University Of North Carolina At Greensboro $16,343,547
- Icf Incorporated, L.L.C. $16,032,316
- Policy Studies Associates, Inc. $12,783,088
Program Objective
This program supports no fewer than 20 comprehensive centers that provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, regional educational agencies, and schools to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction. By statute, the Department is required to establish at least 1 center in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the Department's regional educational laboratories (RELs). Information on the REL regions is available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/.)
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofit Organization
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 required in the notice inviting applications, 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 (ESEA) (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002).
Beneficiaries
- State
- Education Professional
Agencies supporting or providing elementary and secondary education will benefit, including State and local educational agencies, regional educational agencies, the Bureau of Indian Education, Indian tribes, community-based organizations, and other recipients of funds under the ESEA.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
After completion of competitive peer review of applications, the Department makes the final decision on the approval and funding of applications. If an applicant is successful, the Department of Education will notify the applicant's U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and will send the successful applicant a Grant Award Notification (GAN). The Department of Education may also notify successful applicants informally.
Approximately 120 to 180 days.
Program details & compliance
Description
The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational agencies, regional educational agencies, local educational agencies, 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.
Mission Categories
Primary: General and Special Interest Organizations
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
The FY 2024 competition resulted in the Department making grant awards to 20 centers, including 4 content centers, 14 regional centers and 1 national center. In addition, the Department supports one center funded in FY 2016 in response to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) that focuses on students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability; this Center was re-competed in FY 2021. Grantees are required to develop 5-year plans for carrying out authorized activities that address State and regional needs. Information on allowable activities can be found in the statute, which is available at https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-birth-grade-12/comprehensive-centers-program#Legislation-and-Regulations.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements