The following is a list of 18 research and development centers released last week by the Education Department, the amount of funding sought for each center for five years, and the type of funding arrangement proposed.
Center on Research on Dissemination and Knowledge Utilization
Amount of award: $6.8 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Assessment, Evaluation, and Testing
Amount of award: $14.3 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Families, Communities, and Children’s Learning
Amount of award: $6.3 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Education in the Inner Cities
Amount of award: $7.4 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Cultural Diversity and Second-Language Learning
Amount of award: $6.4 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Writing and Literacy
Amount of award: $4.9 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Student Learning
Amount of award: $7.2 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Learning To Teach
Amount of award: $6.8 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Postsecondary Learning, Teaching, and Assessment
Amount of award: $5.9 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Teacher Performance Evaluation and Educational Accountability
Amount of award: $5.2 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Education Policies and Student Learning
Amount of award: $7.1 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Adult Literacy
Amount of award: $10.2 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Education Quality of the Workforce
Amount of award: $6.5 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools
Amount of award: $7.2 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Amount of award: $5.9 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Science Teaching and Learning
Amount of award: $6.9 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
Center on Education Finance and Productivity
Amount of award: $6 million.
Funding arrangement: Cooperative agreement.
Center on Literature
Amount of award: $4.3 million.
Funding arrangement: Grant.
