Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program CFDA Number 84.368A

Agency: Department of Education

84.368 -- Competitive Grants for State Assessments (formerly Grants for Enhanced Assessment Instruments)

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information.

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For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), or at www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement of elementary and secondary school students.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.368A.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible Applicants: SEAs, as defined in section 8101(49) of the ESEA, of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and consortia of such SEAs.

Grantor contact information

Description

Donald Peasley, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W106, Washington, DC 20202-6132. Telephone: (202) 453-7982. Email: ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov.

Email

e-Mail: Program Inbox

ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
CGSA_Application_Package_2020.pdf	2020 CGSA Application Package Document	May 1, 2020 06:09 PM UTC
2020-09336.pdf	Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program CFDA Number 84.368A: Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 NIA	May 1, 2020 06:17 PM UTC
2019-02206.pdf	Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Apr 28, 2020 06:51 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program CFDA Number 84.368A: Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020

Archived: July 30, 2020

Application process

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Award

$12,327,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-050120-002

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

May 1, 2020

Archive date:

July 30, 2020