Deadline: 17-May-21
The Study of the U.S. Branch (ECA/A/E/USS), Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), invites proposal submissions from accredited U.S. post-secondary education institutions and other U.S. public and private non-profit organizations for the design and implementation of three Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators to take place over the course of five weeks in summer 2022.
The Study of the U.S. Institutes for Secondary Educators are intensive academic programs whose purpose is to provide foreign secondary-level educators (administrators, curriculum developers, education ministry officials, teachers, teacher trainers, and textbook writers) the opportunity to deepen their understanding of U.S. society, education, culture, and institutions.
The ultimate goal is to promote the development and improvement of courses and teaching about the United States at secondary schools and teacher training institutions abroad.
Funding Information
- Approximate Total Funding: $3,150,000
- Approximate Number of Awards: One
- Approximate Average Award: $1,050,000
- Ceiling of Award Range: $1,050,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants:
- U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit applications for this competition.
- Applicants must have nonprofit status with the IRS at the time of application.
- All applicants must also have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and be registered in SAM.gov.
- Other Eligibility Requirements:
- Bureau grant guidelines require that organizations with less than four years of experience in conducting international exchanges be limited to $130,000 in Bureau funding.
- Technical Eligibility: All proposals must comply with the following or they will result in applicant proposal being declared technically ineligible and given no further consideration in the review process.
- Eligible applicants may not submit more than one proposal in this competition.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=332159