Funding Opportunities
Important Dates and Deadlines for FY 2025 Competitions
The IES FY 2025 Requests for Applications are being released on a rolling basis. Please note that not all FY 2025 competitions may have the same deadlines. See the IES funding page for more information about the FY 2025 competitions.
Competitions with a September 12, 2024, deadline
- Education Research Grants Program (84.305A)
- Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (84.305D)
- Transformative Research in the Education Sciences Grants Program (84.305T)
- Special Education Research Grants Program (84.324A)
- Research Training Programs in Special Education (84.324B)
| Milestone | Date | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Letter of Intent Due | – June 6, 2024 (84.305T) – June 27, 2024 (84.305A) – July 11, 2024 (84.305D, 84.324A, 84.324B) |
https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | – May 6, 2024 (84.305T) – May 30, 2024 (84.305A) – June 13, 2024 (84.305D, 84.324A, 84.324B) |
https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) |
September 12, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By July 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Dates | July 1, 2025 – September 1, 2025 |
Competitions with a November 14, 2024 deadline
- Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program (84.324G)
- Building Evidence of Effectiveness Strategies to Increase Postsecondary Student Success (84.429A)
| Milestone | Date | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Letter of Intent Due | – September 19, 2024 (84.324G) – October 3, 2024 (84.429A) |
https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | August 29, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) |
November 14, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By June 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Date | – June 1, 2025 – July 1, 2025 (84.324G) – July 1, 2025 (84.429A) |
Competitions with an August 15, 2024, deadline
- From Seedlings to Scale Grants Program (305J)
- Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice (305N)
- Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking (84.305S)
| Milestone | Date | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Letter of Intent Due | – June 6, 2024 (305S) – July 11, 2024 (305J, 305N) |
https://iesreview.ed.gov/LOI/LOISubmit |
| Application Package Available | – May 6, 2024 (305S) – June 20, 2024 (305J, 305N) |
https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Application Due (no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time) |
August 15, 2024 | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Applicants Notified | By March 1, 2025 | https://iesreview.ed.gov/ |
| Possible Start Date | – March 1, 2025 (305J, 305N) – July 1 – September 1, 2025 (305S) |