IES Announces FY 2020 Grant Competitions in Education and Special Education Research and Training

The National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) in the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) released funding announcements for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020) grant competitions. All application packages will be available July 11, 2019.

  • For all competitions except the Education Research and Development Centers (84.305C) competition, the application deadline is August 29, 2019. For the Education Research and Development Centers competition, the application deadline is September 26, 2019.
  • Pre-recorded webinars that describe the grant programs, application procedures, and grant writing procedures will be available in the coming weeks. Read more →
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NSF Designates SciENcv As an Approved Biographical Sketch Format

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has designated the National Institutes of Health’s SciENcv (Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae) as an NSF-approved format for submission of biographical sketch(es) and is encouraging its use to prepare a biographical sketch for inclusion in proposals to NSF.

Beginning with the next iteration of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG; anticipated effective date, January 2020), NSF will only accept PDFs for biographical sketches that are generated through use of an NSF-approved format. A description of NSF-approved format(s) will be posted on the NSF website when the PAPPG is issued. A draft version of the PAPPG was published in the Federal Register for public comment. The deadline for submission of comments is July 29, 2019.

Multiple training resources are available on the SviENcv website. The following resources may also be of assistance to proposers preparing a biographical sketch using the SciENcv format:

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NSF Email and Possible Impacts from Required Email Configuration

Please note that as long as you are following UF policy for using your @ufl.edu email address for UF business and NOT forwarding business emails outside of that email address, you will not encounter the following problem:

In October 2018, NSF implemented Domain-based Messaging and Reporting Compliance (DMARC), a series of email authentication and reporting checks to improve email fraud defenses. This Department of Homeland Security protocol may result in some recipients not receiving NSF email if their organization email is not configured to meet DMARC or if people are auto-forwarding email to another account. If you believe you are experiencing email delivery issues with NSF email, please contact your organization’s IT division.

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Explore xTRACT Before Its Required Use in FY 2020

Beginning with Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) due on or after October 1, 2019 (FY 2020), recipients of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants must use the Extramural Trainee Reporting and Career Tracking (xTRACT) system to create the required training tables for submission with NIH and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) T15, T32, T90/R90, and TL1 progress reports.

xTRACT, a module within eRA Commons, is currently not mandatory for new and renewal applications for the specified types of training grants; however, it may be required in future years. Helpful resources are available on the eRA website. For more details on xTRACT required use and implementation, see the full Guide Notice.

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Awarded Projects for June 2019

Congratulations to Christy Gabbard for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Lynda Hayes for her award from the Florida Department of Education; Maya Israel and Christina Gardner-McCune for their award from the National Science Foundation; Maya Israel for her award from the National Science Foundation; Holly Lane and Sunshine Moss for their award from the Learning Disabilities Foundation of America; Anne Corinne Manley and Amber Benedict for their award from the U.S. Department of Education/IES; Philip Poekert for his award from the Helios Education Foundation; and Ross Van Boven for his award from the Florida Department of Education.

For more details, see the Awarded Projects table.

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Submitted Projects for June 2019

Best wishes to Chonika Coleman-King for her subcontract proposal NSF flow through from the University of Tennessee; Chonika Coleman-King for her subcontract proposal Knox County Schools flow through from the University of Tennessee; Ester de Jong, Mark Pacheco, and Timothy Vetere for their proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Dongho Kim and Bojan Lazarevic for their proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Angela Kohnen, Kara Dawson, and Jonathan Mundorf for their proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Philip Poekert for his proposal to Valley of the Sun United Way; Philip Poekert for his proposals to Richland County School District One; Philip Poekert for his proposal to Alachua County School Board; Christopher Redding for his proposal to the Spencer Foundation; Patricia Snyder and Brian Reichow for their subcontract proposal U.S. Department of Education flow through from the Florida Department of Health Children’s Medical Services; and Ross Van Boven for his proposal to the Florida Department of Education.

For more details, see the Submitted Projects table.

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Research Spotlight: Gage Jeter

Q & A with Gage Jeter, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor in the School of Teaching and Learning

What basic questions does your research seek to answer?

In what ways do online doctoral students experience academic writing processes, and how might structured online writing supports influence their writing processes and products within and beyond their experience in a primarily online program?

How do preservice teachers engage in critical and social justice literacy practices in both online and face-to-face spaces?

What critical incidents influence queer faculty experiences, and how might intentionally and collaboratively reflecting on those experiences act against heteronormative and hegemonic systems and spaces?

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10 Common Problems Facing Grant Writers

Excerpted from Grant Training Center blogs April 22, 2019 and May 13, 2019 by Mathilda Harris

1. Timelines:

“We can never find the time to dedicate to writing grant proposals.”
The most important solution is to work proactively rather than reactively. One participant said that her not-for-profit developed a yearly timeline of the grants they wished to submit, rather than waiting for the announcements, which can come as late as 10 days prior to the submission deadline.
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NIH Provides Information on Foreign Components

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) requires reporting of foreign components in both new applications and progress reports.  NIH defines foreign component as follows:

The performance of any significant scientific element or segment of a project outside of the United States, either by the recipient or by a researcher employed by a foreign organization, whether or not grant funds are expended.

Activities that would meet this definition include, but are not limited to the following:

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NIH Offers Samples of Funded Grant Proposals

In an effort to help researchers new to writing grant applications, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is making available samples of successful applications, summary statements, sharing plans, leadership plans, and more. Some of the examples include the following types of proposals: R01, R03, R15, R21, SBIR/STTR, K, and F.

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NIH Releases New Version of eRA Website

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched its newly redesigned electronic Research Administration (eRA) website. The site provides improved accessibility and resources, including updated information on navigating eRA systems like eRA Commons.

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Registration is Open for the 2019 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference

Registration is now open for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2019 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference. The conference will be held July 24 – 26, 2019. The theme of this year’s conference is Providing Evidence to Drive Education. The conference is free and open to the public.

The deadline for online registration is July 5, 2019. For more information, including where to register, please visit the 2019 NCES STATS-DC Data Conference information website. Highlights of the conference include the following:

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Reminder: AERA Call for Submissions Is Open for 2020 Annual Meeting

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2020 Annual Meeting call for paper and session submissions deadline is July 10, 2019.

To submit, see the 2020 Annual Meeting Call for Paper and Session Submissions website. The AERA 2020 Annual Meeting will be held Friday, April 17 – Tuesday, April 21 in San Francisco. The theme is The Power and Possibilities for the Public Good When Researchers and Organizational Stakeholders Collaborate.

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NSF Requests Comments on Guidelines for 2020

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is requesting comments on the draft Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) NSF 20-1 effective in January 2020. The deadline for comments is July 29, 2019.

The draft NSF PAPPG is now available for your review and consideration on the NSF Policy Office website. To facilitate review, revised text has been highlighted in yellow throughout the document to identify significant changes along with comments explaining the change. Read more →

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IES Seeks Feedback on REL Program

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is seeking feedback about what works well in the current Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Program, what can be improved, and the kinds of resources and services related to evidence-based practice and data use that are most needed by educators and policymakers to improve student outcomes.

IES seeks comments that are practical, specific, and actionable, and that demonstrate a familiarity with the mission and work of the RELs.

Please send feedback to NCEE.Feedback@ed.gov by September 6, 2019. IES is particularly interested in responses to the following questions:

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