Assistance Listing 84.411
Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund)
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Assistance Listing 84.411, “Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund),” is a federal program administered by EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $251M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
To support the creation, development, implementation, replication, and scaling up of evidence-based, field-initiated innovations designed to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students through a tiered-evidence framework that supports larger awards for projects with the strongest evidence base and supports promising earlier-stage projects that undergo rigorous evaluation.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 84.411
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)
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- Nonprofit Organization
- School District
(1) Local educational agencies (LEAs); (2) State educational agencies (SEAs); (3) the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE); (4) consortia of LEAs or SEAs; (5) nonprofit organizations; or (6) SEAs, LEAs, or the BIE in consortia with a nonprofit organization, a business, an educational service agency, or an institution of higher education.
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): Est. Range: $3,000,000-$15,000,000.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 84.411. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 84.411?
84.411 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund).” 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 84.411?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Nonprofit Organization and School District. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 84.411 provide?
The agency reported $250,813,198 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.