Competitive Grants for State Assessments
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: April 30, 2026
Archive date: July 16, 2026
Close date: June 16, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362142
Opportunity number: DOL-OESE-34017
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Agency code: DOL-OESE
Award floor: $0
Award ceiling: $4,000,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Education
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:dol_oese
- category_of_funding_activity:education
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The purpose of the CGSA program is to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and assessment systems used by States for measuring the academic achievement and growth of elementary and secondary school students. The FY 2026 competition includes two absolute priorities, three competitive preference priorities, two invitational priorities, selection criteria, and requirements. The absolute priorities are: 1) Developing Innovative Assessment Item Types and Design Approaches and 2) Meaningful Learning Opportunities. The competitive preference priorities are: 1) Improving Assessment Scoring and Score Reporting, 2) Assessing Student Growth, and 3) Comprehensive Academic Assessment Instruments. The invitational priorities are: 1) Assessment and Data Literacy and 2) Comprehensive Assessment Systems.