Deadline: 15-Jun-21
The U.S. Embassy Kyiv of the U.S. Department of State is inviting proposals for the Regional English Language Office (RELO) Small Grants Program that fosters the development of English language learning and teaching in Ukraine, and for cooperative agreements to provide technical and logistical support for English Language Programming from the Regional English Language Office in Ukraine.
Projects should promote the use and spread of the English language through innovative forums, educational, and/or arts endeavors. They should help schools transition back to in person and blended learning while using knowledge and experience of online learning to create new, blended solutions.
Objectives
The goal of the projects solicited through this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to clearly promote one or more of the following themes:
- English language teacher training
- Facilitating learning through technology, blended learning, and technology-enhanced
- classrooms and virtual learning spaces
- Promoting learner autonomy in engaging asynchronous learning environment
- Integrating State Department MOOCs into courses and curricula
- Inclusive education in English
- Critical thinking in English
- Media literacy in English
- Civics Education in English
- Using English for conflict resolution and encouraging peaceful solutions to conflict
Examples of the projects include, but are not limited to:
- Hands-on methodology trainings and workshops for EL teachers in online, in-person, and blended formats.
- Projects that facilitate the return to in-person learning, including blended-learning solutions
- English for Specific Purposes
- Trainings on online safety and child protection in online learning contexts
- Creation of online space for sharing teaching/training materials
Funding Information
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Participants and Audiences
- Ukrainian NGOs (non-profit and non-governmental organizations) registered in accordance with Ukrainian law. NGOs include, but are not limited to, civic organizations or associations, charitable foundations;
- Academic institutions;
- EL instructors of secondary and tertiary levels;
- Specific groups of learners could include, but are not limited to students, community leaders, NGO staff, and journalists.
Eligibility Criteria
The RELO office encourages applications from Ukraine only:
- Registered Ukrainian not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations with educational programming experience;
- Individuals;
- Non-profit or non-governmental Ukrainian educational institutions. For-profit or commercial entities are not eligible to apply. U.S. or other third-country organizations and individuals are not eligible to apply for grants.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333717