Assistance Listing 84.283
Comprehensive Centers
Department of Education · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Assistance Listing 84.283, “Comprehensive Centers,” is a federal program administered by Department of Education. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 1 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $50M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
This program supports no fewer than 20 comprehensive centers that provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, regional educational agencies, and schools to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction. By statute, the Department is required to establish at least 1 center in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the Department's regional educational laboratories (RELs). Information on the REL regions is available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/.)
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 84.283
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Nonprofit Organization
Research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education (IHEs), or partnerships among such entities, or individuals with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities required in the notice inviting applications, 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 (ESEA) (as such title existed on the day before January 8, 2002).
Intended beneficiaries: Education Professional and State.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): The Department held a competition for new awards in FY 2024 and made 5-year awards for 4 content centers, 14 regional centers, and one national center; awards ranged from $1.0 to $6.5 million. In addition, the Department supports a 5-year award for a center that focuses on students at risk of not attaining full literacy skills due to a disability; this center receives $1.5 million per year and was re-competed in FY 2021. For additional information, see https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-birth-grade-12/comprehensive-centers-program. Funds also may be used to support contracts to study program implementation and effectiveness.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 84.283. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Recently closed under 84.283
| Opportunity | Status | Award range | Closes | ALN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Closed | Amount not specified | May 24, 2019 | 84.283 |
Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 84.283?
84.283 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Comprehensive Centers.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 84.283?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Nonprofit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 84.283 provide?
The agency reported $50,000,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.