Notice2026-09557
Competition Announcement; Comprehensive Centers
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Published
May 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
The Department of Education (ED) announces the opportunity to apply for competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 under the Comprehensive Centers program, Assistance Listing Numbers (ALNs) 84.283B and 84.283D.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27038-27039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09557]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Competition Announcement; Comprehensive Centers
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (ED) announces the opportunity to
apply for competitive grants for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 under the
Comprehensive Centers program, Assistance Listing Numbers (ALNs)
84.283B and 84.283D.
DATES: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> ``APPLY'' function by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time June 30,
2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michelle Daley. Telephone: (202)
987-1057. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ec1cbddcba0cde1e3fefcebe6ebe0fde7f8ebcdebe0faebfcfdceebeaa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e111b0d1b701d31332e2c3b363b302d37283b1d3b302a3b2c2d1e3b3a70393128">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Comprehensive Centers
program is to provide capacity-building services to state educational
agencies, regional educational agencies, local educational agencies,
and schools that improve educational opportunities and student
outcomes, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of
instruction for all students, particularly for groups of students with
the greatest need. The FY 2026 competition includes six absolute
priorities and three competitive preference priorities, selection
criteria, and requirements. The absolute priorities are: National
Center, Regional Centers, National Comprehensive Center on Improving
Literacy for Students with Disabilities, Field-Initiated Content
Centers, Emerging Needs Content Centers, and Meaningful Learning
Opportunities. The competitive preference priorities are: Returning
Education to the States, Meaningful Learning Opportunities, and
Promoting Evidence-Based Literacy.
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To Apply: The complete funding opportunity announcement and all
information needed to apply, including the priorities and program
requirements, are available on ED's website at <a href="https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-birth-grade-12/school-and-community-improvement-grants/comprehensive-centers-program#applicant-information">https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-birth-grade-12/school-and-community-improvement-grants/comprehensive-centers-program#applicant-information</a>.
The information for the National Center, Regional Centers, Field-
Initiated Content Centers, and Emerging Needs Center (ALN 84.283B) is
also available on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> at <a href="https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362342">https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362342</a>. The information for the National Comprehensive Center on
Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities (ALN 84.283D) is also
available on <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> at <a href="https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362346">https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/362346</a>. There are separate application notice and instructions
documents for the National Center; for Regional Centers; for Field-
Initiated and Emerging Needs Content Centers, and for the National
Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with
Disabilities. The application notice and instructions documents on
<a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> are the official documents governing the grant competitions
under this program.
Maximum Award: The Department will not make an award exceeding the
following amount for each Center below in a single budget period of 12
months.
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Maximum annual
Comprehensive Center type award
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National Center......................................... $6,750,000
National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for 1,500,000
Students with Disabilities.............................
Field-Initiated Content Centers......................... 1,150,000
Emerging Needs Content Center........................... 1,150,000
Region 1 (Northeast).................................... 2,548,041
Region 2 (Islands)...................................... 1,250,000
Region 3 (Mid-Atlantic)................................. 2,293,378
Region 4 (Appalachia)................................... 1,991,002
Region 5 (Southeast).................................... 2,626,321
Region 6 (Gulf)......................................... 2,866,431
Region 7 (Great Lakes).................................. 2,524,549
Region 8 (Midwest)...................................... 2,342,815
Region 9 (Central)...................................... 2,355,596
Region 10 (Southwest)................................... 5,265,052
Region 11 (West)........................................ 4,712,583
Region 12 (Northwest)................................... 3,024,323
Region 13 (Pacific East)................................ 1,250,000
Region 14 (Pacific West)................................ 1,250,000
Region 15 (Bureau of Indian Education).................. 1,000,000
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Eligible Entities: Research organizations, institutions, agencies,
institutes of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or
individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the
activities described in this notice, including regional entities that
carried out activities under the Educational Research, Development,
Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (as such Act existed on the
day before November 5, 2002) and title XIII of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (as such title existed on the day
before January 8, 2002).
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. and 20 U.S.C. 6674.
Accessible Format: On request to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can obtain
this document in an accessible format.
Kirsten Baesler,
Assistant Secretary, Office ofElementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2026-09557 Filed 5-12-26; 8:45 am]
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