9:30 p.m.
Greetings Colleagues,
There are a couple of RFPs from the US Department of Education for your consideration with
deadlines far enough in the future. If I can be of any assistance, please get in touch
with me.
Have a restful and joyous winter break,
Iwan
US Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences Research Networks Focused on
Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice, and Improving Pandemic Recovery
Efforts in Education Agencies Deadline: March 10, 2022
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/10/2021-26765/applicati...
Through the National Center for Education Research (NCER), the Institute of Education
Sciences (Institute) provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated
national need. The Institute's research grant programs are designed to provide
interested individuals and the general public with reliable and valid information about
education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to
education opportunities for all learners.
Through the Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and
Practice grant program, NCER focuses resources and attention on specific education
problems or issues that are a high priority for the Nation. NCER also establishes both a
structure and process for researchers who are working on these issues to share ideas,
build new knowledge, and strengthen their research and dissemination capacity. Through
this program, NCER seeks to establish the Leveraging Evidence to Accelerate Recovery
Nationwide Network.
Through the Improving Pandemic Recovery Efforts in Education Agencies grant program, NCER
seeks to establish two research networks, with one examining recovery activities in
prekindergarten through grade 12 and the other examining recovery activities in community
colleges.
US Department of Education Office of Post-Secondary Education National Resource Centers
Program Deadline: February 14, 2022
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/16/2021-27228/applicati...
The NRC Program provides grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of
IHEs to establish, strengthen, and operate comprehensive and undergraduate centers that
will be national resources for: (a) Teaching of modern foreign languages; (b) instruction
in fields needed to provide a full understanding of world regions where the modern foreign
languages are used; (c) research and training in international studies and international
and foreign language aspects of professional and other fields of study; and (d)
instruction and research on issues in world affairs. There is two absolute priorities and
one competitive preference priority: Absolute Priority 1—Applications that (1) explain how
the activities funded by the grant will reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of
views and generate debate on world regions and international affairs; and (2) describe how
the applicant will encourage government service in areas of national need, as identified
by the Secretary, as well as in areas of need in the education, business, and non-profit
sectors. Absolute Priority 2—Applications that propose teacher training activities on the
language, languages, area studies, or thematic focus of the Center. Competitive Preference
Priority—Partnership with Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) or Community Colleges (up
to 5 additional points) . Please contact me for assistance to facilitate collaboration
with the UTSA Library as well as other colleges such as COLFA, COB, or HCAP.
A list of previously funded proposals is available at this site:
https://iris.ed.gov/info/applications
US Department of Education Office of Post-Secondary Education Foreign Language and Area
Studies Fellowships Program Deadline: February 14, 2022
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/16/2021-27230/applicati...
The FLAS Program allocates academic year and summer fellowships to institutions of higher
education (IHEs) and consortia of such institutions to assist meritorious undergraduate
and graduate students receiving modern foreign language training in combination with area
studies, international studies, or the international aspects of professional studies. FLAS
fellowships may also assist graduate students engaged in predissertation-level study,
preparation for dissertation research, dissertation research abroad, or dissertation
writing. There are two competitive preference priorities: Competitive Preference Priority
1—FLAS Fellowships for Students Who Demonstrate Financial Need. (0 or 5 points)
Applications that propose to give preference when awarding fellowships to undergraduate
students, graduate students, or both, to students who demonstrate financial need as
indicated by the students' expected family contribution, as determined under part F of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). This need determination
will be based on the students' financial circumstances and not on other aid. The
applicant must describe how it will ensure that all fellows who receive such preference
show potential for high academic achievement based on such indices as grade point average,
class ranking, or similar measures that the institution may determine. Competitive
Preference Priority 2—Academic Year FLAS Fellowships Awarded in the Less Commonly Taught
Languages. (0 or 5 points) Applications that propose to award at least 25 percent of
academic year FLAS fellowships in modern foreign languages other than French, German, and
Spanish.
Mr. Iwan Notowidigdo
Senior Grant Development Coordinator
The University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Education & Human Development (COEHD)
iwan.notowidigdo(a)utsa.edu
(Mobile: 347-231-5931)
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