Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Program and Grantee Support Services: Comprehensive Centers Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.283B

US · DC Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) grant open #ED-GRANTS-050826-001

Response due Jun 30, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) is soliciting applications for the Comprehensive Centers Program (Assistance Listing Number 84.283B). This program funds regional and content centers that provide technical assistance and support services to State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools. The centers are designed to build the capacity of grantees and improve educational outcomes in elementary and secondary education. This posting is a synopsis/pre-announcement, with a full application period running from May 8 to June 30, 2026.

What they want

Applicants are invited to compete for federal grant funding under the Comprehensive Centers Program (84.283B), administered by OESE. Awardees will operate as Comprehensive Centers providing program and grantee support services — primarily technical assistance — to SEAs, LEAs, and other education stakeholders. Work includes capacity-building, dissemination of evidence-based practices, and support for implementation of federal education priorities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Specific deliverables, performance requirements, and geographic assignments are expected to be detailed in the full Notice Inviting Applications (NIA).

Deliverables

Technical assistance services to SEAs, LEAs, and schools
Capacity-building support aligned with ESEA federal priorities
Dissemination of evidence-based practices and resources

Technical requirements

Provide technical assistance and capacity-building services to State Educational Agencies (SEAs) and Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
Operate as a regional or content-specific Comprehensive Center under ESEA authority
Align services with federal education priorities and evidence-based practices

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal (ED-GRANTS-050826-001)

Risks & flags

Posting is a synopsis/pre-announcement only — full Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) not yet released, limiting preparation time for applicants once full details are published
No dollar value or number of awards disclosed at this stage, making competitive positioning difficult
Extremely short response window implied (open May 8, close June 30 — approximately 7.5 weeks) once the full NIA is released

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Educational Services

NAICS 611710

US market size: $340B
Typical award: $50K – $25M

Typical buyers

DoDVAStates

Commonly required

Accreditation

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

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