offers top-ranked grant proposals in multiple-proposal CD sets and on custom-made CDs.  Each proposal comes with the original proposal guidelines (when available) or the original announcement from the Federal Register.  Click on one of the tabs or icons below to see the list of proposals for that subject area.

 
Postsecondary Education
The top-ranked proposals in this section are drawn primarily from funding competitions administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), which provides assistance to institutions of higher education.  Areas of OPE support represented in this collection include TRIO Talent Search, TRIO Upward Bound, TRIO Education Opportunities centers, and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE).
Special Education
The top-ranked proposals in this section are drawn primarily from funding competitions administered by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).  OSEP funding derives from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the programs represented in this collection include research projects (both initiated by the grantee and directed by OSEP), outreach projects, and demonstration programs.  A wide range of program areas are covered, including reading programs, early intervention, and community resource centers for parents of children with disabilities.
K-12 Education
The top-ranked proposals in this section are drawn primarily from funding competitions administered by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), which makes grants to state educational agencies, local school districts, and nonprofit organizations.  These grants support state and local school reform; compensatory, migrant, and Indian education; drug-free schools; and other school improvement programs.
Bilingual Education
The top-ranked proposals in this section are drawn from various Federal grant competitions, including those administered by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs (OBEMLA), which supports programs designed to assist students with limited English proficiency.  Among the bilingual education programs represented are OBEMLA’s  “Teachers and Personnel Grants,” “ Comprehensive School Grants,” “Program Development and Implementation Grants,” and “System-wide Improvement Grants.”
Education Research
The top-ranked proposals in this section are drawn primarily from funding competitions administered by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), which conducts and supports education-related research activities and promotes the use and application of research to improve instructional practices in the classroom.
Education Technology
The top-ranked proposals in this section are drawn primarily from funding competitions administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) and Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).