The Ministry of Education is offering this grant to advance its Teacher Education Strategy, aiming to significantly upgrade the qualifications, competencies, and skills of teachers. This grant is for implementing a comprehensive national plan for in-service teacher training, utilizing a modular curriculum that meets international standards. It will introduce 21st-century skills and contemporary, learner-focused pedagogy into the education system. Collaborating with MOEHE units and universities, the program emphasizes teacher professional development as crucial for educational reform. Furthermore, a new monitoring system will be developed within the Ministry to assess teacher performance and measure student learning outcomes, ensuring measurable improvements. The initiative also includes developing coaching and mentoring mechanisms to support ongoing teacher growth.
Opportunity ID: 84533
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA294-2011-206 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Capacity Building for Education Reform Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 98.001 — USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 01, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 18, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 18, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $16,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $16,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $3,500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to the West Bank and Gaza is seeking applications from qualified U.S. and Non-U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)* to implement a program entitled “Capacity Building for Education Reform” program in the West Bank and Gaza. The authority for the RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Recipients are encouraged to utilize local expertise and local institutions whenever possible in implementing the program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | West Bank, Gaza USAID-West Bank |
| Description: | The new program contributes to the Ministry of Education efforts to implement the Teacher Education Strategy issued in May 2008. The program focuses on upgrading the qualifications, competencies and skills of teachers, as the most important element in educational reform. Research has ascertained that the quality of any educational system will not exceed the quality of its teachers. Through a modular curriculum for teacher training that meets best international standards, the program will introduce to the education system 21st century skills and contemporary pedagogy that focuses on the needs of the learner. The Capacity Building for Education Reform project will work with units and institutions in the MOEHE, as well as those of universities, to implement a comprehensive national plan for in-service teacher training to upgrade teacher qualifications and skills. EDO believes that no improvements could be made to variables that cannot be measured. For that purpose, a monitoring system will be developed within the Ministry to assess teacher performance and measure student learning outcomes during and after conducting teacher training. Assessment tools will be added to the already existing Education Monitoring System. Mechanisms for coaching and mentoring teachers will be developed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Linda Maher
Acquisition Specialist Phone 00972 3 5198670 Email:Lmaher@usaid.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 84533 Full Announcement-1 -> rfa294-2011-206.pdf
Folder 84533 Other Supporting Documents-Amendement Number One (Includes Questions & Answers) 1 -> rfa 294-2011-206 amend one.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Linda Maher Acquisition Specialist Phone 00972 3 5198670 Email: Lmaher@usaid.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.001 | PKG00051650 | Apr 01, 2011 | May 25, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
84533 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
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