Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Comprehensive Centers Program: National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities; ALN 84.283D
This grant funds a national center to help schools improve literacy for students with disabilities, focusing on those at risk of not achieving full literacy from early childhood through high school.
Funder: Department of Education
Due Dates: June 30, 2026 (Full application) | September 8, 2026 (Intergovernmental Review)
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,500,000 per year; total available funds $1,485,000; project period up to 60 months; 1 award expected.
Summary: Supports the establishment of a national center focused on improving literacy for students with disabilities from early childhood through high school.
Key Information: No cost sharing required; open to research organizations, IHEs, agencies, partnerships, or individuals with relevant capacity.
Description
This opportunity, administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), aims to fund a single National Comprehensive Center on Improving Literacy for Students with Disabilities (NCIL). The center will provide targeted, evidence-based capacity-building services to state, regional, and local educational agencies, as well as schools, with the goal of improving literacy outcomes for children and youth at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability (including dyslexia and developmental delays affecting reading, writing, language processing, comprehension, or executive functioning). The center will identify or develop assessment tools, instructional strategies, professional development, and family resources, and will disseminate these products nationally.
