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DOS-GEO-21-CA-009-06082021: Teacher Observation and Mentorship Program (TOMP)

Closed Closed July 24, 2021 Opportunity DOS-GEO-21-CA-009-06082021 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is forecast: Democracy Commission Program R2 FY2022 (TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22). Status: Forecast, no dates yet. It is in our archive of U.S. Mission to Georgia notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$400,000
• Award floor$400,000
• Expected awards3
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility is limited to U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations subject to 501 (c) (3) of the tax code, U.S. and Georgian educational institutions, and Georgian non-profit/non-governmental organizations.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past AEECA/ESF PD Programs awards averaged $83,527; this notice allows up to $400,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi will award up to $400,000 in FY 2021 for the two-year project to improve the classroom instruction of the teachers at public primary schools in Georgia, including schools where Georgian is not the primarily language of instruction. Specific objectives: Observe the teaching of a selection of primary school teachers who have completed the USAID Basic Education Program and assist them in implementing the new pedagogical methods through personalized constructive feedback on their work; Mentor teachers as they implement the training in their classrooms; Ensure that least 50 percent of the teachers observed and mentored are working in minority schools. Expected results: Participant teachers will better apply the training pedagogy; Students in the classrooms will demonstrate higher achievement in the subject area, particularly literacy (reading) or other language skills).

Category: Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, TIRDEMCOMMR2FY22, which is forecast.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.