Proposed Priorities, Requirements, and Definitions-Comprehensive Centers Program

Document 2026-04142 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on March 3, 2026. The Department of Education (Department) proposes priorities, requirements, and definitions under the Comprehensive Centers (CC) Program, Assistance Listing Numbers 84.283B and 84.283D. We may use one or more of these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2026 and later years. The proposed priorities, requirements, and definitions are intended to redesign the CC program to better meet its statutory purpose to provide high-quality capacity-building services to State, regional, and local educational agencies and schools that improve educational opportunities and outcomes, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction for all students. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/03/2026-04142/proposed-priorities-requirements-and-definitions-comprehensive-centers-program.

No. Document 2026-04142 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.