PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide national leadership and support to expand research based knowledge and strategies that will promote excellence and equity in the education of children and youth who are at-risk of education failure.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. EDUCATION;
- Resource Development and Support - Higher Education;
- Elementary and Secondary;
- General Research and Evaluation;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Local;
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- Individual/Family;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;
- Quasi-public non-profit organization;
- Sponsored Organization;
- Other public institution/organization;
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans);

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Sponsored organization;
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Other public institution/organization;
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans);
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Quasi-public non-profit institution/organization;