Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grants Awarded

On Monday, July 2, the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education awarded $62.2 million in grants to 13 state education departments for the design and implementation of statewide longitudinal data systems. The grants range from $3.2 million to $6 million and extend for three years. The grantees are expected to submit annual and final reports on the status of the development and the implementation of these systems.

Awardees of the data system grants, and their three-year totals, are:

• Nebraska, $3.5 million;
• North Carolina, $6.0 million;
• Kansas, $3.8 million;
• Colorado, $4.2 million;
• Nevada, $6.0 million;
• Virginia, $6.1 million;
• Indiana, $5.2 million;
• Utah, $4.6 million;
• New Hampshire, $3.2 million;
• Arizona, $6.0 million;
• District of Columbia, $5.7 million;
• Maine, $3.2 million;
• Oregon, $4.7 million.

The grants are authorized by the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, Title II of the statute that created the Institute of Education Sciences.

Source: “13 States Win $62.2 Million in Grants for Longitudinal Data Systems in 2007 Grant Competition, June 28, 2007,” National Center for Education Statistics, July 2, 2007.