A coalition of disability and education organizations sued the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Office of Management and Budget over what it says are nearly $2 billion in withheld funds for education research and related grant activity. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The plaintiffs argue that failure to “apportion” congressionally appropriated education-research funds through the Department’s Institute of Education Sciences violates the Administrative Procedures Act, the Antideficiency Act, and the separation-of-powers doctrine. The suit also claims affected programs include the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Education Research, and the National Center for Special Education Research. The Education Department said it is committed to using appropriated funds to meet statutory obligations while supporting high-quality research. OMB did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication. The lawsuit seeks court intervention to require the funds to be made available for spending before they expire. For universities and education-research teams, the immediate issue is continuity: researchers rely on IES funding for state and district-facing evidence. Any interruption can slow program evaluation, data collection, and dissemination of practices—particularly for work affecting students with disabilities.