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Education Innovation and Research (EIR)

Helps Education Innovation and Research for Evidence-based K- innovations for high-need students.

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Education Innovation and Research (EIR) sits in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education and funds evidence-based K-12 innovations for high-need students. Authorized under ESEA section 4611, it is built to move ideas from early pilots to broader replication and scale, with three tiers that map to the maturity of the evidence: Early-phase, Mid-phase, and Expan…

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Max award$3.4M
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No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 26 May 2026Source: www.ed.gov