New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: University Support Grants Program

Funding Opportunity ID: 325971 Opportunity Number: PAS-PRISTINA-FY20-03 Opportunity Title: University Support Grants Program Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Grant Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Category Explanation: The United States Embassy in Kosovo announces an open competition for the University Support Grants Program . The U.S. Embassy Pristina’s Public Affairs Section will award a series of small grants to support higher education institutions to better address social and economic development challenges through research, development, and extension services. CFDA Number(s): 19.900 Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to Higher education institutions and/or NGOs working on education programs officially registered in the Republic of Kosovo. Agency Code: DOS-XKX Agency Name: Department of State U.S. Mission to Kosovo Posted Date: Apr 02, 2020 Close Date: May 15, 2020 Last Updated Date: Apr 02, 2020 Award Ceiling: $50,000 Award Floor: $10,000 Estimated Total Program Funding: $200,000 Expected Number of Awards: 10 Description: The goal of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit proposals that address and implement programs in any of the following three areas: · Strengthening the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and/or the Accreditation process in order to help Kosovo regain European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) membership · The development of a program for the monitoring and evaluation of teaching in the higher education classroom · The provision of orientation programs to students, focused on educating them on the role of the university, their role within that structure, and what to expect from their studies Proposals should clearly connect any of the: themes above. Proposals should include appropriate funds for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of program successes and challenges, and a detailed description of how M&E will be carried out and program success will be determined. Proposals should detail a robust media plan, and winning applicants should plan to share their online activities/posts with the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section (PAS). Version: 1

Published at: June 02, 2020 at 08:45AM