Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems

 

These grants are intended to enable State educational agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data, consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and to facilitate analyses and research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps.

Active 84.372 Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 No new competition will be made in 2016. Funds will support continuation costs of FY 2015 awards, as well as activities to improve data quality, coordination, and use. No new competition was administered in 2016. Funds supported continuation costs of FY 2015 awards, as well as activities to improve data quality, coordination, and use.
Fiscal Year 2017 No new competition will be administered in 2017. Funds will support continuation costs of FY 2015 awards, as well as activities to improve data quality, coordination, and use.
Fiscal Year 2018 No competition was held in 2018. Funds supported continuation costs of FY 2015 awards, as well as activities to improve data quality, coordination, and use.
Fiscal Year 2019 The Department published a Notice Inviting Applications on June 19, 2019. FY 2019 funds were used to make 28 new awards in FY 2020, as well as to support contracts to improve data quality, coordination, and use at the local, State, and national levels.
Fiscal Year 2020 Funds were used to support grant continuation costs and for contracts to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels.
Fiscal Year 2021 Funds will be used to support the grants that were awarded in FY 2020, as well as for contracts to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels.
Fiscal Year 2022 Funds will be used to support the grants that were awarded in FY 2020, as well as for contracts to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels. Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, Title II, Section 208, Public Law 107-279 Only State educational agencies are eligible for grant awards. Other types of entities are eligible for contract awards. State educational agencies, local educational agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and individuals involved with education will benefit. Applicants for these data systems projects must present a plan and furnish evidence that the scientific competence, facilities, equipment, and supplies are appropriate to carry out the project. Applicants must ensure technical quality; provide for the generation of accurate data; and provide for the timely use of such data needed by State and local educational agencies both to comply with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and to facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps; and, meet voluntary standards and guidelines for linking individual student data. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Application notices (available on http://ies.ed.gov/funding) describe the substantive requirements for applications and provide information on how to prepare and submit applications electronically through Grants.gov. The Application Packages provide the required forms and are available on http://www.grants.gov. Grant applications to Institute of Education Sciences (IES) competitions must be submitted via the Grants.gov government-wide portal that allows potential applicants to find grant opportunities and apply for grants. The Grants.gov registration process can take several weeks. Interested applicants should begin the registration process well in advance of application deadlines. The Department provides a forecast of contract opportunities on its website at http://www2.ed.gov/fund/contract/find/forecast.html and posts solicitations at FedBizOpps (FBO). Vendors may view a synopsis, download a solicitation, and register to receive notification of modifications to existing notices. Grant applications that are responsive and compliant to the Requests for Applications are evaluated by expert reviewers for scientific and technical merit. Scientific reviews are conducted in accordance with the review criteria stated in the Request for Applications and the review procedures posted on the IES website, http://ies.ed.gov/director/sro/peer_review/application_review.asp, by a panel of scientists who have substantive and methodological expertise appropriate to the program of research and Request for Applications. Awards are competitive, with the following criteria considered in making award decisions for responsive and compliant applications: Scientific merit as determined by peer review, performance and use of funds under a previous federal award, contribution to the overall program of research described in the Request for Applications, and availability of funds. Official notice of an approved application is made through issuance of a Notice of Grant Award. Contract applications are reviewed by a panel of experts. The Department makes awards to those companies that are determined to provide the best value to the government. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines The range of approval/disapproval time is approximately 120 to 180 days following the application deadline. Not applicable. Recipients of multi-year grants must submit an annual performance report for each year funding has been approved. A review of the annual performance report is used to determine whether substantial progress has been made toward meeting the project objectives. Renewals are subject to the availability of appropriations. The criteria for selecting applications are contained in the Request for Applications that announces the competition. The Request for Applications is posted on the Funding Opportunities home page of the Institute web site: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/. Contract awards are made to vendors whose proposals represent the combination of merit and cost that is most favorable to the government. Grants may support salaries, travel, equipment, and supplies as required to carry out design and implementation efforts. Grant funds must be used to supplement and not supplant other State or local funds used for developing State data systems. Performance Reports: Performance monitoring is required. For grants, reporting on performance measures is required as part of the submittal of form ED 524B. Contractor performance information is gathered subject to 48 CFR Part 42, Subpart 42.15. The Department has established performance measures for the program that include: 1) the number of States linking K-12 with early childhood data; 2) the number of States linking K-12 with postsecondary data, and 3) the number of States linking K-12 and postsecondary data with workforce data. All expenditures by state governments will be audited by the grantee or at the grantee's direction with reasonable frequency, usually once a year but not less than once every two years. The Secretary of Education, the Director of the Institute, and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access, for the purpose of audit and examinations, to all applicable records and to any other pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of the grantee. Each grantee will keep intact, and accessible, records relating to the receipt and expenditure of Federal funds and the expenditures of the grantee's contribution to the cost of the project, if any. Records will normally be retained for 3 years after the date of the submission of the final expenditure report, or for grants that are reviewed annually, 3 years after the date of the award. For contracts, as stated in contract terms and conditions, the awardee shall maintain accounts, records, and other evidence pertaining to all costs incurred, revenues or other applicable credits acquired under the award. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Grants usually are supported for four years. All grantee obligations must be liquidated within 90 days following the end of the project period. Payments may be made according to a predetermined schedule or by way of reimbursement. Renewals are subject to the availability of appropriations. Electronic transfer None/Not specified. Nancy Sharkey
Department of Education, IES, National Center for Education Statistics, 550 12th St., SW, Room 9101
Washington, DC 20006 US
nancy.sharkey@ed.gov
Phone: (202) 245-7689 http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds 91-1100-0-1-503 (Project Grants (Contracts)) FY 22$6,335,000.00; FY 23 est $6,035,000.00; FY 24 est $6,035,000.00; FY 21$6,335,000.00; FY 20$6,000,000.00; FY 19$6,000,000.00; FY 18$6,000,000.00; FY 17$4,850,238.00; FY 16$6,000,000.00; - (Project Grants) FY 22$27,465,000.00; FY 23 est $27,345,000.00; FY 24 FY 21$27,165,000.00; FY 20$27,000,000.00; FY 19$26,281,000.00; FY 18$26,281,000.00; FY 17$27,287,085.00; FY 16$30,042,803.00; - Varies by competition. This program is subject to the provisions of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99. In addition 34 CFR part 75 is applicable, except for the provisions in 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 75.102, 75.103, 75.105, 75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 75.217, 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 75.230. For more information, see specific Request for Applications available on Institute website http://ies.ed.gov/funding. Fiscal Year 2016 No new awards will be made in FY 2016. Information on projects funded in FY 2015 and previous fiscal years is available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/SLDS/stateinfo.asp.
Fiscal Year 2017 No new awards will be made in FY 2017. . Information on projects funded in FY 2015 and previous fiscal years is available at http://nces.ed.gov/programs/SLDS/stateinfo.asp.
Fiscal Year 2018 No new awards were made in FY 2018. Information on the FY 2015 grantees is available on the Department’s website at https://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/.
Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal year 2019 funds were used to make new grant awards in FY 2020 and for contract awards to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels. Information on the program is available at https://nces.ed.gov/programs/SLDS/.
Fiscal Year 2020 Fiscal year 2020 funds were used for continuation costs of the grants awarded with FY 2019 funds and for awards to public or private organization or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels. More information on these grant awards is available at https://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds/stateinfo.asp.