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Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305S

Funds a state agency using its own longitudinal data system to answer its own education policy question.

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States have spent years building statewide longitudinal data systems that follow students over time. Collecting that data is one job; actually using it to answer a live program or policy question is a different one, and this programme funds the second job specifically.

What is funded is a state agency using its own already-existing longitudinal data system to produce evidence for its own program …

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Last verified: 27 Aug 2026Source: ies.ed.gov