Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 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 Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021.

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.

Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.368A.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

1. 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

Julius C Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6288 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Manager: 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

Program Mailbox

ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
2022-07321.pdf	Extension of The Application Deadline Date Document	Apr 7, 2022 01:11 PM UTC
2022-03290.pdf	Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Document	Feb 16, 2022 02:49 PM UTC
2021-27979.pdf	Common Instructions for Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs Document	Feb 16, 2022 02:48 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.368A; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards

Archived: June 2, 2022

Application process

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Award

$8,900,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$3,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

ED-GRANTS-021622-002

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:

February 16, 2022

Archive date:

June 2, 2022