Expanding Education Innovation

Post Date

August 21st 2014

Application Due Date

August 26th 2014

This is NOT a request for applications. This is an announcement that NPS has already entered into an agreement with the National Writing Project, Inc., for their work on Expanding Education Innovation.

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-14-NERO-0126

CFDA Number(s)

15.954

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

This is NOT a request for applications. This is an announcement that NPS has already entered into an agreement with the National Writing Project, Inc., for their work on Expanding Education Innovation.

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

This is NOT a request for applications. This is an announcement that NPS has already entered into an agreement with the National Writing Project, Inc., for their work on Expanding Education Innovation.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $40000

• Award Range:

  $40000 - $40000

Grant Description

This is NOT a request for applications. This is an announcement that NPS has already entered into an agreement with the National Writing Project, Inc., for their work on Expanding Education Innovation. Specifically, the NWP will: 1. Use financial assistance provided by NPS to complete projects described in this task agreement and Attachment A. 2. Provide a liaison to the NPS who will coordinate planning, collaboration with sites and parks, and communication amongst the participants. 3. Assist NPS representatives with matching university based NWP sites with local national park units and award 7 NWP partnership grants to facilitate place-based student/teacher workshops that promote literacy in all forms at the 7 National Parks in the Northeast Region selected for this program. 4. Collaborate with NPS staff on selecting 7 teachers to receive teacher-leader stipends to facilitate the workshops described in this Task Agreement and Attachment A. 5. Collaborate closely with the NPS on the development of web based platform for the sharing of information amongst parks staff, NWP sites, teachers and other informal education institutions such as museums, arboretums, historic sites, etc. Web base. 6. Collaborate with NPS staff on publicizing student/teacher workshops and learning opportunities, and, use their network of contacts with local school districts to assist in their publicity of these activities. 7. Collaborate with NPS on developing material for, and presenting information at, student/teacher workshops. 8. Collaborate with NPS on producing and facilitating at least one educational webinar about the changes in education and the move towards connected learning as a model. 9. Leading a learning session a session at the NWP Annual Meeting on November 20, 2014, focused on the NPS/NWP partnership.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Keith Zotti
  Partnership Program Specialist
  Phone 2155979153

• Agency Mailing Address:

  NWP

• Agency Email Address:

  keith_zotti@nps.gov