Competitive Grants for State Assessments
Agency: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Assistance Listings: 84.368 -- Competitive Grants for State Assessments
Last Updated: April 30, 2026
Description
The purpose of the CGSA program is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. The FY 2026 competition includes two absolute priorities, three competitive preference priorities, two invitational priorities, selection criteria, and requirements. The absolute priorities are: 1) Developing Innovative Assessment Item Types and Design Approaches and 2) Meaningful Learning Opportunities. The competitive preference priorities are: 1) Improving Assessment Scoring and...
Score Reporting, 2) Assessing Student Growth, and 3) Comprehensive Academic Assessment Instruments. The invitational priorities are: 1) Assessment and Data Literacy and 2) Comprehensive Assessment Systems.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
Additional information
SEAs 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
ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov
ESEA.Assessment@ed.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| 84.368A_CGSA_FY2026_Application_Notice_and_Instructions.pdf | 84.368A CGSA FY2026 Application Notice and Instructions.pdf | Apr 30, 2026 01:27 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Closing: June 16, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time.
Award
$16,556,000
Program Funding
6
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$4,000,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
DOL-OESE-34017
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
--
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
--
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
April 30, 2026
Archive date:
July 16, 2026
