Deadline: 15-Jun-22
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Nur-Sultan announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program in partnership with FHI360, a U.S.-based non-profit organization, to increase the English language teaching capacity of secondary school teachers.
The selected organization will enter into a sub-award agreement with FHI360 and implement train-the-trainer activities building on the successes of the 2020-2021 U.S. Embassy’s Pedagogical University Development Project (PUDP).
Program Goal: Modernize teaching practices in select universities and secondary schools in support of the Government of Kazakhstan’s trilingual education policy.
Program Objectives
- Increase the English teaching capacity among secondary education English language teachers.
- Improve English Language curriculum for university and secondary education faculty through collaboration with an English Language Specialist.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: Period of performance is August 20, 2022, to June 30, 2023
- Number of awards anticipated: One
- Award amounts: $150,000
- Total available funding: $150,000
- Anticipated program start date: August 20, 2022
- Program Performance Period: The Period of performance is August 20, 2022, to June 30, 2023. No extensions to the agreement will be allowed.
Participants and Audiences
- Trainers: University English language teachers – Alumni of the Pedagogical University Development Project
- Trainees: Secondary school teachers
Priority Region: Kazakhstan – all regions that conducted Pedagogical University Development Project (PUDP) trainings: Petropavlovsk, Kokshetau, Aktobe, Almaty, Kostanay, Taraz, Karaganda, Kyzylorda, Aktau, Arkalyk, Shymkent, Pavlodar, Semey, Taldykorgan, Uralsk.
Eligibility Criteria
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The following not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply:
- Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations working in the field of education
- Not-for-profit Public educational institutions
For more information, visit English Language Programming.
For more information, visit https://kz.usembassy.gov/notice-of-funding-opportunity-english-language-programming/