Assistance program
Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems
$206.5 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Institute of Education Sciences, Education, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants (Contracts)
- CFDA number
- 84.372
- What it does
- These grants are intended to enable State educational agencies to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data, consistent with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and to facilitate analyses and research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps.
- Who benefits
- State educational agencies, local educational agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and individuals involved with education will benefit.
- Who applies
- Only State educational agencies are eligible for grant awards. Other types of entities are eligible for contract awards.
- Authorized by
- Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002
- Program site
- http://nces.ed.gov/programs/slds ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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- Committed through this program
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- Awards, counted once
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- The colored bars
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Direct payments