Expanding Education Innovation
The summary for the Expanding Education Innovation grant is detailed below.
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Expanding Education Innovation: This is NOT a request for applications. This is just an announcement that National Writing Project, Inc. is receiving an award for its continued work on their Expanding Education Innovation project.
A. NWP will:
1. Use financial assistance provided by NPS to complete projects described in the task agreement.
2. Provide a liaison to the NPS who will coordinate planning, collaboration with sites and parks, and communication amongst the participants.
3. Assist NPS representatives with matching university based NWP sites with local national park units and award 7 NWP partnership grants to facilitate place-based student/teacher workshops that promote literacy in all forms at the 7 National Parks in the Northeast Region selected for this program.
4. Collaborate with NPS staff on selecting 7 teachers to receive teacher-leader stipends to facilitate the workshops described in the Task Agreement.
5. Collaborate closely with the NPS on the development of web based platform for the sharing of information amongst parks staff, NWP sites, teachers and other informal education institutions such as museums, arboretums, historic sites, etc. Web base.
6. Collaborate with NPS staff on publicizing student/teacher workshops and learning opportunities, and, use their network of contacts with local school districts to assist in their publicity of these activities.
7. Collaborate with NPS on developing material for, and presenting information at, student/teacher workshops.
8. Collaborate with NPS on producing and facilitating at least one educational webinar about the changes in education and the move towards connected learning as a model.
A. NWP will:
1. Use financial assistance provided by NPS to complete projects described in the task agreement.
2. Provide a liaison to the NPS who will coordinate planning, collaboration with sites and parks, and communication amongst the participants.
3. Assist NPS representatives with matching university based NWP sites with local national park units and award 7 NWP partnership grants to facilitate place-based student/teacher workshops that promote literacy in all forms at the 7 National Parks in the Northeast Region selected for this program.
4. Collaborate with NPS staff on selecting 7 teachers to receive teacher-leader stipends to facilitate the workshops described in the Task Agreement.
5. Collaborate closely with the NPS on the development of web based platform for the sharing of information amongst parks staff, NWP sites, teachers and other informal education institutions such as museums, arboretums, historic sites, etc. Web base.
6. Collaborate with NPS staff on publicizing student/teacher workshops and learning opportunities, and, use their network of contacts with local school districts to assist in their publicity of these activities.
7. Collaborate with NPS on developing material for, and presenting information at, student/teacher workshops.
8. Collaborate with NPS on producing and facilitating at least one educational webinar about the changes in education and the move towards connected learning as a model.
Federal Grant Title: | Expanding Education Innovation |
Federal Agency Name: | National Park Service |
Grant Categories: | Other |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-15-NERO-0060 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 15.954 |
CFDA Descriptions: | National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education |
Current Application Deadline: | Jun 19, 2015 This is NOT a request for applicatio |
Original Application Deadline: | Jun 19, 2015 This is NOT a request for applicatio |
Posted Date: | Jun 9, 2015 |
Creation Date: | Jun 9, 2015 |
Archive Date: | Jun 20, 2015 |
Total Program Funding: | $40,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $40,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $40,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- This is NOT a request for applications. This is just an announcement that National Writing Project, Inc. is receiving an award for its continued work on their Expanding Education Innovation project.
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- This is NOT a request for applications. This is just an announcement that National Writing Project, Inc. is receiving an award for its continued work on their Expanding Education Innovation project.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Keith Zotti
Partnership Program Specialist
Phone 2155979153
NWP
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