Assistance Listing 84.368
Competitive Grants for State Assessments
Department of Education · Department of Education
The verdict for a small nonprofit
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead.
Based on 10 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $3,914,127. Expect about 76 days between posting and deadline.
- First-time winners
- 50%
- of new awards, last 3 FYs
- Nonprofit share
- 0%
- 0% higher ed · 100% gov't
- Under-$1M orgs
- n/a
- revenue join unavailable
- Median award
- $3.9M
- $3.7M – $4.0M middle half
- New awards, FY2024
- 10
- $35M committed to them
- Usually posts
- Apr
- biennial · 76-day window
Open right now under this program
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Who won in FY2024
Largest recipients by dollars. From USAspending.
| Recipient | Type | State | Awards | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | Government | NC | 2 | $6,978,402 |
| Public Instruction Montana Office of | Government | MT | 2 | $6,967,233 |
| Department of Education Nebraska | Government | NE | 2 | $6,936,399 |
| Department of Education Arkansas | Government | AR | 2 | $5,787,138 |
| LA Dept. of Admin | Government | LA | 2 | $4,973,841 |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Government | MO | 2 | $3,539,931 |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Government | MN | 1 | $3,999,688 |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Government | MA | 1 | $3,944,375 |
| Connecticut Department of Education | Government | CT | 1 | $3,891,712 |
| Kansas State Department of Education | Government | KS | 1 | $3,676,537 |
New awards by fiscal year
Awards first made in each fiscal year; dollars are the total committed to that year's new awards over their life.
| FY | New awards | Committed | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11 | $31M | $3.0M | $2.7M – $3.0M |
| 2024 | 10 | $35M | $3.9M | $3.7M – $4.0M |
Past rounds
Every announcement under this listing that Grants.gov still lists. Use it to plan next year.
| Posted | Closed | Window | Announcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 2026-06-16 | 47 d | DOL-OESE-34017 · Competitive Grants for State Assessments |
| 2024-03-08 | 2024-05-24 | 77 d | ED-GRANTS-030824-003 · Office of Elementary and secondary Education (OESE): Office for School Support and Accountability: Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.368A |
| 2022-02-16 | 2022-05-03 | 76 d | ED-GRANTS-021622-002 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of School Support and Accountability (SSA): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.368A |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-06-30 | 60 d | ED-GRANTS-050120-002 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program CFDA Number 84.368A |
| 2019-01-28 | 2019-03-29 | 60 d | ED-GRANTS-012819-001 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Competitive Grants for State Assessments Program CFDA Number 84.368A |
| 2016-08-08 | 2016-09-22 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-080816-001 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grant Program: Enhanced Assessment Instruments CFDA Number 84.368A |
| 2015-04-28 | 2015-06-29 | 62 d | ED-GRANTS-042815-002 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program: Enhanced Assessment Instruments CFDA Number 84.368A; |
| 2013-05-23 | 2013-07-08 | 46 d | ED-GRANTS-052313-001 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program--Enhanced Assessment Instruments: Kindergarten Entry Assessment Competition CFDA Number 84.368A |
| 2012-04-30 | 2012-06-14 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-043012-002 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program: Enhanced Assessment Instruments (Accessibility Competition) CFDA Number 84.368A-2 |
| 2012-04-30 | 2012-06-14 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-043012-001 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program: Enhanced Assessment Instruments (English Language Proficiency (ELP Competition) CFDA Number 84.368A-1 |
| 2011-04-19 | 2011-06-03 | 45 d | ED-GRANTS-041911-001 · Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program CFDA Number 84.368A |
| 2010-05-03 | 2010-05-27 | 24 d | ED-GRANTS-041210-001 · Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program--Enhanced Assessment Instruments CFDA Number 84.368A |
| 2009-03-10 | 2009-05-11 | 62 d | ED-GRANTS-031009-001 · Enhanced Assessment Instruments Grants Program CFDA 84.368A |
Common questions
How hard is it to win a grant under 84.368?
Rarely funds nonprofits directly. 100% of awards go to governments and other applicants, so look for a subrecipient or partner role instead. Based on 10 new awards in FY2022–24. The median award is $3,914,127. Expect about 76 days between posting and deadline.
How much does Competitive Grants for State Assessments award?
In FY2024 the median new award was $3.9M; the middle half ran from $3.7M to $4.0M. 10 new awards were made, with $35M committed to them.
When does 84.368 usually post?
Over the last several years, new rounds most often posted in Apr with about 76 days to apply. The most recent round posted Apr 30, 2026.
Who runs this program?
Department of Education (Department of Education). Assistance Listing 84.368 on SAM.gov describes the authorizing statute and standard terms.
Sources: USAspending FY2021–25 award archive (2026-10-06); Grants.gov Search2 (fetched 2026-10-28); IRS EO BMF (fetched 2026-10-28). Award counts are new awards by fiscal year of first action. Shares are computed from award counts, not dollars. Recipient type comes from the award record's business-type codes. Always confirm details in the official announcement.