The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering the Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) Program Phase II grant. This grant aims to establish a coordinated national network of large-scale, regionally or thematically based partnerships, designed to have a catalytic or transformative impact. The primary purpose is to significantly increase the adoption of effective, high-quality educational programs and resources related to climate change science and its impacts. This initiative is part of NSF’s broader Climate Change Education efforts, seeking to prepare future climate scientists and engineers, and empower U.S. citizens with informed, evidence-based responses to global climate change. Phase II funding supports full-scale implementation of mature strategic plans developed by partnerships comprising climate scientists, learning experts, and educators, fostering trans-disciplinary advances in climate change education.
Opportunity ID: 135754
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 12-523 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Climate Change Education (CCE): Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) Program, Phase II |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 7 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.050 — Geosciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 23, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 21, 2012 Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time): January 24, 2012 Letter of Intent (Required) Due Date Full Proposal Deadline(s): March 21, 2012 Full Proposal Submission Deadline |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 21, 2012 Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time): January 24, 2012 Letter of Intent (Required) Due Date Full Proposal Deadline(s): March 21, 2012 Full Proposal Submission Deadline |
| Archive Date: | Apr 21, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $6,250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $5,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) program seeks to establish a coordinated national network of regionally- or thematically-based partnerships devoted to increasing the adoption of effective, high quality educational programs and resources related to the science of climate change and its impacts. Each CCEP is required to be of a large enough scale that it will have catalytic or transformative impact that cannot be achieved through other core NSF program awards. The CCEP program is one facet of a larger NSF collection of awards related to Climate Change Education (CCE) that has two goals: (1) preparing a new generation of climate scientists, engineers, and technicians equipped to provide innovative and creative approaches to understanding global climate change and to mitigate its impact; and, (2) preparing today’s U.S. citizens to understand global climate change and its implications in ways that can lead to informed, evidence-based responses and solutions. Each CCEP is required to include substantial involvement of representatives from each of the following communities: climate scientists; experts in the learning sciences; and, practitioners from within formal or informal education venues. This combined expertise is intended to foster innovative, trans-disciplinary advances in climate change education and insure that educational programs and resources developed by each CCEP reflect current understanding about climate science, the best theoretical approaches for teaching and learning such a complex topic, and the practical means necessary to reach the intended learner audience(s). Additional types of expertise are allowed, but these three required areas must form the core partnership. Each CCEP should be organized around either geographic regions that share similar climate change impacts, or major climate impact themes (e.g., sea-level rise).The CCEP program is a two-phase program. CCEP Phase I (CCEP-I) projects funded in FY 2010 and FY 2011 and a sub-set of CCE projects funded in FY 2009 have focused on Partnership initiation and strategic planning for Phase II. Objectives for Phase I activities included: (1) conducting an inventory of existing climate change education resources and identifying educational needs and opportunities relevant to their particular region or theme; (2) identifying key players from relevant stakeholder communities and initiating network development; (3) convening community workshops and other community-building activities that lead toward development of a comprehensive climate change education strategic plan for that Partnership; and, (4) laying the groundwork to develop, customize, and scale-up standards-based instructional materials, professional development and training models, and other appropriate activities tailored to the Partnership’s goals. The current solicitation seeks proposals for Phase II Partnerships (CCEP-II) only. CCEP-II awardees will receive up to 5 years of funding to support full-scale implementation of mature and robust strategic plans already developed by regional or thematic partnerships to improve climate change education activities at a significant scale and meet the goals of the CCE program. Strategic plans must include well-integrated formative and summative evaluation activities conducted by an external evaluator. Prior CCEP-I funding is not an eligibility requirement, but all proposed Phase II Partnerships that did not have CCEP-I funding must demonstrate that they meet the required criteria and have undertaken activities that address the goals and objectives described in the CCEP-I program solicitation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 12-523 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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Packages
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| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.076 | PKG00090830 | Dec 23, 2011 | Mar 21, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
135754 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
135754 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
135754 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
135754 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
135754 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
135754 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
135754 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
135754 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
135754 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
135754 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
135754 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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