Grant Information

Request for Applications—Fiscal Year 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (FY09-ARRA)

The purpose of grants under this program is to enable State Educational Agencies (SEAs) to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data. The long–term goal of the program is to enable all States to create comprehensive P–20 systems that permit the generation and use of accurate and timely data, support analysis and informed decision-making at all levels of the education system, increase the efficiency with which data may be analyzed to support the continuous improvement of education services and outcomes, facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps, support education accountability systems, and simplify the processes used by State educational agencies to make education data transparent through Federal and public reporting. The grants awarded will support the development and implementation of systems that have the capacity to link individual student data across time and across databases (i.e., are "interoperable"), including the matching of teachers to students, promote the linking of data collected or held by various institutions, agencies, and States, and protect student privacy consistent with applicable privacy protection laws. The submission deadline for the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant is December 4, 2009.

Grant Information

• Request for Applications (2009 ARRA) (172 KB)
• NEW! FAQ on FY09 ARRA RFA
• Federal Register 2009 ARRA Competition Announcement (59 KB)
• RFA Informational WebEx Announcement (111 KB)
  • FY09-ARRA RFA Webinar Presentation (343 KB)
    
  • SLDS FY09-ARRA RFA Webinar Recording (August 27, 2009)

IES is committed to encouraging the development of longitudinal data systems by State education agencies through the SLDS Grant Program. Visit the U.S. Department of Education's Budget News page for up-to-date information on the federal budget.

SLDS Grant Projects Media

• March 2009: 27 States Win Fiscal Year 2009 Grants for Longitudinal Data Systems
   
• January 2008: The January 2008 IES Newsletter highlights SLDS
   
• July 2, 2007: 13 States Win $62.2 Million in Grants for Longitudinal Data Systems in 2007 Grant Competition, June 28, 2007
   
• November 18, 2005: 14 States Win $52.8 Million in Grants for Longitudinal Data Systems
   

Information Related to FY09 Grants

• Request for Applications (2008) (211 KB)
   
• Federal Register 2008 Competition Announcement: WEB PDF (67 KB)
   
• RFA Informational WebEx Session Presentation
   
• Grants.gov Presentation: Find and Apply (3 MB)
   
• NCES Presentation: SLDS Grant Competition (FY09) (65.2 KB)

Information Related to FY07 Grants

• Request for Applications (2007) (111 KB)
   
• Summary of RFA Requirements (FY 2007) (46 KB)
   
• Template Cooperative Agreement (FY 2007) (100 KB)
   
• Department of Education Grant Information
   
• Federal Register 2007 Competition Announcement
   

Information Related to FY06 Grants

• Request for Applications (2005/2006) (167 KB)
   
• Summary of RFA Requirements (FY 2006) (81 KB)
   
• Summary of RFA Requirements (65 KB)
   
• Template Cooperative Agreement (FY 2006) (95 KB)
   
• Federal Register 2005/2006 Competition Announcement