Education Innovation and Research (Formerly Investing in Innovation (I3) Fund)
CFDA 84.411 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$738.7M
Awards
101
Recipients
81
States
35
Last Updated
Feb 5, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $302.5M | 46 | |
| 2025 | $221.9M | 32 | -26.7% |
| 2026 | $214.3M | 23 | -3.4% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 |
Top 50 Awards under CFDA 84.411
Largest individual obligations for Education Innovation and Research (Formerly Investing in Innovation (I3) Fund).
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_S411A230007_091 MATH FOR ALL: EXPANDING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICS OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS | EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | WALTHAM, MA-05 | 2024 | $15,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411A230010_091 EIR EXPANSION - INCREASING DUAL ENROLLMENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS (IDEAS) | JOBS FOR THE FUTURE INC Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | BOSTON, MA-08 | 2024 | $15,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411A240010_091 COLLABORATIVE TO IMPROVE CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN AND RURAL STUDENTS | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC Kansas | Department of Education Department of Education | LAWRENCE, KS-01 | 2025 | $15,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411A250019_091 LOUISIANA'S STATEWIDE HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING STUDY: TESTING SYSTEMATIC SCALING ACROSS VARIED CONTEXTS | LA DEPT. OF ADMIN Louisiana | Department of Education Department of Education | BATON ROUGE, LA-06 | 2026 | $15,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411A230004_091 VALIDATED INDUCTION NETWORK EXPANSION (VINE) | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS Alaska | Department of Education Department of Education | FAIRBANKS, AK-00 | 2024 | $14,999,998 |
ASST_NON_S411A250020_091 ARKANSAS STATEWIDE RURAL LITERACY STUDY: TESTING EVIDENCE-BASED HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING AT SCALE | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ARKANSAS Arkansas | Department of Education Department of Education | LITTLE ROCK, AR-02 | 2026 | $14,999,995 |
ASST_NON_S411A250016_091 RURAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH LITERACY, OBSERVATION, TUTORING, AND STEM (ROOTS) | TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2026 | $14,999,994 |
ASST_NON_S411A220007_091 PROJECT RESEARCH-BASED STRATEGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SCHOOL ENHANCEMENT:TURNING AROUND SCHOOLS (RAISE) | TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2024 | $14,999,990 |
ASST_NON_S411A240014_091 SCALE UP (SUSTAINABILITY, CAPACITY, AND LEARNING ENGAGEMENT) FOR FRACTION FACE OFF | SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | DALLAS, TX-32 | 2025 | $14,999,480 |
ASST_NON_S411A230005_091 READING AND WRITING FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS: EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE EXPOSITORY READING AND WRITING CURRICULUM | FRESNO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS California | Department of Education Department of Education | FRESNO, CA-21 | 2024 | $14,997,254 |
ASST_NON_U411A180004_091 THE PATHWAY TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS: A COGNITIVE STRATEGIES APPROACH TO TEXT-BASED ACADEMIC WRITING TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR SECONDARY ENGLISH LEARNERS | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE California | Department of Education Department of Education | IRVINE, CA-47 | 2024 | $14,090,601 |
ASST_NON_S411A230003_091 EXPANDING SCHOOL READINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RURAL SOUTH THE UPSTART RURAL TASK FORCE: TAKING ALL TO SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN | WATERFORD INSTITUTE, INC Utah | Department of Education Department of Education | SANDY, UT-03 | 2024 | $13,919,547 |
ASST_NON_U411A180001_091 EXPANDING SCHOOL READINESS TO RURAL STATES WITH POOR PRESCHOOL ACCESSTHE UPSTART GREAT PLAINS TASK FORCE: TAKING ALL TO SUCCESS IN KINDERGARTEN | WATERFORD INSTITUTE, INC Utah | Department of Education Department of Education | SANDY, UT-03 | 2024 | $13,779,180 |
ASST_NON_S411A250007_091 ENABLE MIDDLE-GRADERS WITH POWERFUL READING COMPREHENSION (EMPOWER) | TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | COLLEGE STATION, TX-10 | 2026 | $13,756,943 |
ASST_NON_S411A250022_091 LENSES: HIGH-QUALITY LITERACY EDUCATION NATIONWIDE - SCALING, EVALUATION, AND SUSTAINMENT | KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Kentucky | Department of Education Department of Education | ASHLAND, KY-05 | 2026 | $12,551,993 |
ASST_NON_S411B240057_091 SCIENCE ROOTS: GROWING STUDENT FUTURES THROUGH GENAI ENHANCED PROJECT-BASED LEARNING USING GREEN NINJA | SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION California | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN JOSE, CA-18 | 2025 | $10,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411B250015_091 CHANGING ADOLESCENTS’ READING TRAJECTORIES: BUILDING FUTURES WITH HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING | EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | WALTHAM, MA-05 | 2026 | $10,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411B250023_091 RURAL EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH AI COACHING AND HIGH-FIDELITY SUPPORTS (REACH – ND) | NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION North Dakota | Department of Education Department of Education | BISMARCK, ND-00 | 2026 | $10,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411B250058_091 WORDS IN ILLINOIS | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Illinois | Department of Education Department of Education | CHICAGO, IL-07 | 2026 | $10,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411B250076_091 SCALING SOAR UNITED HIGH-IMPACT LITERACY TUTORING IN RURAL AFTER SCHOOL SETTINGS TO IMPROVE READING OUTCOMES FOR K-5 GRADE STUDENTS | UNITED WAY OF WEST CENTRAL MS Mississippi | Department of Education Department of Education | VICKSBURG, MS-02 | 2026 | $9,999,998 |
ASST_NON_S411B240024_091 SCALING A PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUM THAT USES MULTIPLE LITERACIES TO TRANSFORM SCIENCE LEARNING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE DEEP SOUTH | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Michigan | Department of Education Department of Education | EAST LANSING, MI-07 | 2025 | $9,999,997 |
ASST_NON_S411B250041_091 UFLI ARKANSAS EFFECTIVENESS STUDY (UFLI-AR) | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ARKANSAS Arkansas | Department of Education Department of Education | LITTLE ROCK, AR-02 | 2026 | $9,999,987 |
ASST_NON_S411B250086_091 LITERACY PLUS | NORTHERN HUMBOLDT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT California | Department of Education Department of Education | MCKINLEYVILLE, CA-02 | 2026 | $9,999,985 |
ASST_NON_S411B250110_091 PROJECT SKYWORD LITERACY: LIFTING DECODING AND FLUENCY THROUGH DATA-GUIDED PRACTICE | WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Wyoming | Department of Education Department of Education | CHEYENNE, WY-00 | 2026 | $9,999,979 |
ASST_NON_S411B250047_091 BUILDING ONGOING OUTCOMES IN STUDENT TUTORING (BOOST) | MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | MALDEN, MA-05 | 2026 | $9,999,766 |
ASST_NON_S411B250018_091 RURAL CONNECT FLORIDA | PUTNAM CO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Florida | Department of Education Department of Education | PALATKA, FL-06 | 2026 | $9,998,004 |
ASST_NON_S411B240051_091 THE RURAL EARLY COLLEGE NETWORK 2.0 (RECN2) | UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS Indiana | Department of Education Department of Education | INDIANAPOLIS, IN-06 | 2025 | $9,997,658 |
ASST_NON_S411B250097_091 STRENGTHENING STATE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING: SCALING EVIDENCE-BASED LITERACY SUPPORT THROUGH COGNITIVE SCIENCE | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INDIANA Indiana | Department of Education Department of Education | INDIANAPOLIS, IN-07 | 2026 | $9,982,016 |
ASST_NON_S411B240003_091 PLAN, LEAD, ACT, NETWORK, AND SUSTAIN (PLANS) FOR EQUITABLE STUDENT OUTCOMES | CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL EQUITY Rhode Island | Department of Education Department of Education | PROVIDENCE, RI-02 | 2025 | $9,969,539 |
ASST_NON_S411B240042_091 STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH STANDARDS-BASED GRADING | THE 21ST CENTURY PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION Pennsylvania | Department of Education Department of Education | WAYNE, PA-05 | 2025 | $9,957,410 |
ASST_NON_S411B250098_091 MONTANA HIGH-IMPACT TUTORING: BOOSTING MONTANA'S EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION PROGRAM | PUBLIC INSTRUCTION MONTANA OFFICE OF Montana | Department of Education Department of Education | HELENA, MT-02 | 2026 | $9,924,655 |
ASST_NON_S411B250075_091 AMPLIFY LITERACY LEARNING: RESEARCH-BASED PD THAT COMES ALONGSIDE CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO INCREASE THE IMPACT OF EVIDENCE-BASED LITERACY INSTRUCTION | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM Missouri | Department of Education Department of Education | COLUMBIA, MO-03 | 2026 | $9,755,507 |
ASST_NON_S411B250088_091 LITERACY FOR WE THE PEOPLE, EAST REGION | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DELAWARE Delaware | Department of Education Department of Education | DOVER, DE-00 | 2026 | $8,709,923 |
ASST_NON_S411B240028_091 SCALING AND SUSTAINING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT SUPPORTS POSITIVE ACCELERATION FOR EARLY-CAREER TEACHERS | AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Virginia | Department of Education Department of Education | ARLINGTON, VA-08 | 2025 | $8,543,260 |
ASST_NON_S411B230015_091 READING APPRENTICESHIP FOR ACADEMIC LITERACY LEARNING (RA4ALL) | WESTED California | Department of Education Department of Education | SAN FRANCISCO, CA-11 | 2024 | $8,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411B240033_091 NURTURES | GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC Georgia | Department of Education Department of Education | ATLANTA, GA-05 | 2025 | $8,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411B230031_091 PROSOCIAL AND ACTIVE LEARNING (PAL) CLASSROOMS 2.0 | UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM Missouri | Department of Education Department of Education | COLUMBIA, MO-03 | 2024 | $7,999,969 |
ASST_NON_S411B230020_091 PROJECT ENGAGE: THE IMPACT OF CARE FOR TEACHERS ON STUDENTS' SUCCESS | RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA Virginia | Department of Education Department of Education | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA-05 | 2024 | $7,999,651 |
ASST_NON_S411B230043_091 SCALING A NATIONAL MODEL OF READING ENGAGEMENT (MORE) TO IMPROVE FIRST TO FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS’ READING COMPREHENSION | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | CAMBRIDGE, MA-05 | 2024 | $7,992,519 |
ASST_NON_U411B190018_091 RURAL EARLY COLLEGE NETWORK | UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS Indiana | Department of Education Department of Education | INDIANAPOLIS, IN-06 | 2026 | $7,961,473 |
ASST_NON_S411B230029_091 MIDDLE SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS (MS CLASS) | REGION 18 EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER Texas | Department of Education Department of Education | MIDLAND, TX-11 | 2024 | $7,959,640 |
ASST_NON_S411B230042_091 SCALING AN INNOVATIVE STEM AND COMPUTING EDUCATION SUPPORT (STEMACES) MODEL FOR IMPROVED SCIENCE LEARNING | SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY California | Department of Education Department of Education | ROHNERT PARK, CA-04 | 2024 | $7,904,722 |
ASST_NON_S411B230035_091 PRISM: PATTERNS FOR REACHING AND IMPACTING STUDENTS IN MATH | NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION North Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | RALEIGH, NC-02 | 2024 | $7,868,972 |
ASST_NON_U411B180037_091 MATH FOR ALL: BROADENING AND SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT RIGOROUS PERSONALIZED MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION FOR HIGH-NEED STUDENTS IN GRADES K–5 | EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. Massachusetts | Department of Education Department of Education | WALTHAM, MA-05 | 2024 | $7,851,395 |
ASST_NON_S411B230039_091 NEW MEXICO TEACHER RESIDENCIES | STATE OF NEW MEXICO PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT New Mexico | Department of Education Department of Education | SANTA FE, NM-03 | 2024 | $7,772,426 |
ASST_NON_S411B230030_091 A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INTERVENTION IN SECONDARY SCIENCE IN ALABAMA AND NORTH CAROLINA | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY Michigan | Department of Education Department of Education | EAST LANSING, MI-07 | 2024 | $7,722,448 |
ASST_NON_S411B240019_091 EMPATHIC INSTRUCTION: STRENGTHENING STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE AND REDUCE DISCIPLINARY ACTION | TNTP, INC. New York | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW YORK, NY-12 | 2025 | $7,559,532 |
ASST_NON_S411C240077_091 SC RISE - SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENCIES IMPACTING SCHOOLWIDE EQUITY | WINTHROP UNIVERSITY South Carolina | Department of Education Department of Education | ROCK HILL, SC-05 | 2025 | $6,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411C240154_091 SUMMER SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS (PROJECT S4) PROGRAM | WATERFORD INSTITUTE, INC Utah | Department of Education Department of Education | SANDY, UT-03 | 2025 | $6,000,000 |
ASST_NON_S411C240225_091 EXCELL IN SCIENCE FOR HIGH-NEED PRE-KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS: THE EARLY PHASE | TEACHERS COLLEGE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY New York | Department of Education Department of Education | NEW YORK, NY-13 | 2025 | $6,000,000 |
Top 50 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| California | $106.9M | 15 |
| Texas | $83.2M | 9 |
| Massachusetts | $81.7M | 11 |
| New York | $47.9M | 10 |
| Utah | $33.7M | 3 |
| Virginia | $30.8M | 5 |
| Indiana | $27.9M | 3 |
| Arkansas | $25.0M | 2 |
| Missouri | $21.4M | 3 |
| Alaska | $20.8M | 2 |
| Illinois | $18.0M | 3 |
| Michigan | $17.7M | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | $16.0M | 2 |
| Florida | $15.5M | 3 |
| Kansas | $15.0M | 1 |
| Louisiana | $15.0M | 1 |
| Georgia | $13.8M | 2 |
| Oregon | $12.9M | 3 |
| Kentucky | $12.6M | 1 |
| South Carolina | $12.0M | 2 |
| North Carolina | $11.9M | 2 |
| North Dakota | $10.0M | 1 |
| Mississippi | $10.0M | 1 |
| Wyoming | $10.0M | 1 |
| Rhode Island | $10.0M | 1 |
| Montana | $9.9M | 1 |
| Maryland | $9.6M | 3 |
| Delaware | $8.7M | 1 |
| New Mexico | $7.8M | 1 |
| New Jersey | $4.0M | 1 |
| Alabama | $4.0M | 1 |
| Colorado | $4.0M | 1 |
| Arizona | $4.0M | 1 |
| Washington | $3.7M | 1 |
| Minnesota | $3.3M | 1 |
Top Recipients
Agencies Administering This Program
Department of Education$738.7M
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs