Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity

The summary for the Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Malawi USAID Lilongwe, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity: The purpose of Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity in Malawi is to improve the capacity of Teacher Training Colleges and the Ministry of Education to strengthen primary teacher preparation programs and operationalize a continuing professional development framework for both new and continuing teachers for more effective management of human resources at the primary education level. USAID/Malawi seeks a U.S. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), or a consortium of U.S. HEIs, with demonstrable technical expertise in (a) strengthening delivery systems for primary teacher education preparation (pre-service), (b) supporting systems to provide the development and operationalization of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for practicing educators (in-service), including developing course offerings and research agendas, (c) developing new teacher induction modalities, and (d) strengthening the ability to implement and monitor CPD frameworks. The U.S. HEI (or consortium of HEIs) will work directly with the Government of Malawi's Ministry of Education and its Directorate of Teacher Education Development, Malawi Institute for Education, and Malawian Teacher Training Colleges as well as other relevant departments (e.g., Directorate of Inspection and Advisory Services, Directorate of Education Planning, Directorate of Basic Education, and Department of Inclusive Education) to accomplish the results outlined for this activity as stated the Request for Application (RFA) document.