Integrating Digital Public Goods to Advance AI-Enabled Formative Assessment Grant

The K-12 AI Infrastructure Program seeks proposals to create a coherent package of open-source tools and workflows that integrate existing digital public goods to enhance AI-enabled formative assessment in K-12 education. Intended tools include AI tutors, feedback and grading assistants, content generators, and classroom analytics dashboards designed to improve coordination between teachers and AI technologies to serve U.S.-based students. Eligibility is open to U.S.-based entities, including edtech companies, for-profit and non-profit organizations, and academic institutions. Applicants must submit their proposals online via the designated form, including an abstract, narrative PDF, and budget spreadsheet, by November 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. AoE. The program anticipates awarding up to $1,000,000 across up to two awards, with an individual award maximum of $600,000. Funded work will span an estimated 18-month grant period divided into three 6-month phases starting February 1, 2027.