Capacity Building for Education Reform Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Capacity Building for Education Reform Program
	CFDA Number:	98.001
	CFDA Description:	USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
	Federal Agency Name:	West Bank Gaza USAID West Bank
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA294-2011-206
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 01, 2011
	Creation Date:	Apr 01, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 18, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 18, 2011
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	16,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	16,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	3,500,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to the West Bank and Gaza is seeking applications from qualified U.S. and Non-U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)* to implement a program entitled "Capacity Building for Education Reform" program in the West Bank and Gaza. The authority for the RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Recipients are encouraged to utilize local expertise and local institutions whenever possible in implementing the program.
Grant Description: The new program contributes to the Ministry of Education efforts to implement the Teacher Education Strategy issued in May 2008. The program focuses on upgrading the qualifications, competencies and skills of teachers, as the most important element in educational reform. Research has ascertained that the quality of any educational system will not exceed the quality of its teachers. Through a modular curriculum for teacher training that meets best international standards, the program will introduce to the education system 21st century skills and contemporary pedagogy that focuses on the needs of the learner. The Capacity Building for Education Reform project will work with units and institutions in the MOEHE, as well as those of universities, to implement a comprehensive national plan for in-service teacher training to upgrade teacher qualifications and skills. EDO believes that no improvements could be made to variables that cannot be measured. For that purpose, a monitoring system will be developed within the Ministry to assess teacher performance and measure student learning outcomes during and after conducting teacher training. Assessment tools will be added to the already existing Education Monitoring System. Mechanisms for coaching and mentoring teachers will be developed.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Linda Maher Acquisition Specialist Phone 00972 3 5198670

Acquisition Specialist [Lmaher@usaid.gov]
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