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FY26BRAPDS0002: Building English Teaching Capacity for STEM in Brazil

Closed Closed July 1, 2026 Opportunity FY26BRAPDS0002 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$200,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards1
• 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)

The following organizations are eligible to apply:U.S-based Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations having a 501©(3) status with the IRSPublic and private educational institutions

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants awards averaged $17,021; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Executive Summary The U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Embassy/RELO Office in Brasília, Brazil announces an open competition to implement a 2-3 week exchange program to secondary and/or higher education English teachers who teach in the areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The preliminary start date for this professional development program is October 1, 2026, and one award is anticipated as a result of this NOFO. However, should both parties consider the results of this exchange to be positive – and also subject to availability of funds – we may agree to renew this NOFO for up to two additional years. We are seeking for proposals for the development and implementation of a two-three-week exchange opportunity for up to 30 Brazilian English teachers who focus on English taught in the STEM fields. This will be followed by a two-week online course two months after they return to Brazil. This online portion shall focus on topics dealt during their exchange, so that participants continue with the development/implementation of the action plan started when they were in the U.S. The face-to-face interaction of the project must include (but is not limited to) the following: • school visits (those that work with speakers of other languages/ESL teaching shall be included); • classroom observation – learning through observation; • opportunities to co-teach with a local teacher; • student-centered activities; • cultural excursions designed to enhance the participants’ knowledge of U.S. culture and values; • social activities to expose participants to the American way of life; • a home hospitality dinner. Grounded in the frameworks of Content-Based Instruction (CBI) and bilingualism, the classes should move beyond general pedagogy and address the unique linguistic demands of technical disciplines. Classes should focus on innovative best practices for teacher English as a foreign language and assessment must be included. Other general activities shall: • prioritize English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) and CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) ensuring teachers can effectively bridge the gap between complex scientific concepts and language acquisition. • Explore innovation in assessment by using data-driven assessment tools specifically designed for technical English, focusing on “English as an International Language” to facilitate scientific collaboration with U.S. researchers.

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