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Competitive Grants for State Assessments

Federal funding opportunity DOL-OESE-34017 from Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department of Labor).

Posted
April 30, 2026
Closed
June 16, 2026
Award ceiling
$4,000,000
Program funding
$16,556,000
Expected awards
6
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
84.368
Category
Education
Archives
July 16, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 84.368 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
−$22,168
FY2026 obligated
$4.2M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
5

A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.

Top recipients: Connecticut Department of Education, Kansas State Department of Education, Department of Education Nebraska, Mississippi Department of Education, La Dept. of Admin

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The purpose of the CGSA program is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. The FY 2026 competition includes two absolute priorities, three competitive preference priorities, two invitational priorities, selection criteria, and requirements. The absolute priorities are: 1) Developing Innovative Assessment Item Types and Design Approaches and 2) Meaningful Learning Opportunities. The competitive preference priorities are: 1) Improving Assessment Scoring and Score Reporting, 2) Assessing Student Growth, and 3) Comprehensive Academic Assessment Instruments. The invitational priorities are: 1) Assessment and Data Literacy and 2) Comprehensive Assessment Systems.

Who can apply

SEAs of the 50 States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and consortia of such SEAs.

The official record

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Agency contact: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education · [email protected] · 202-693-2606

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