<span style="color:rgb(5, 39, 209)"></span><b>1) US Dept of Education Promise Neighborhoods:</b> The new round of Promise Neighborhoods funding has been announced (<a href="http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=103294">http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=103294</a>). From the announcement:<br>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">The purpose of the Promise Neighborhoods program is to significantly
improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth
in our most distressed communities, and to transform those communities
by--
<br>(1) Identifying and increasing the capacity of eligible
organizations (as defined in this notice) that are focused on achieving
results for children and youth throughout an entire neighborhood;
<br>(2) Building a complete continuum of
cradle-through-college-to-career solutions (continuum of solutions) (as
defined in this notice) of both educational programs and family and
community supports (both as defined in this notice), with great schools
at the center. All solutions in the continuum of solutions must be
accessible to children with disabilities (CWD)(as defined in this
notice) and English learners (ELs) (as defined in this notice);
<br> (3) Integrating programs and breaking down agency ``silos'' so that
solutions are implemented effectively and efficiently across agencies;
<br>(4) Developing the local infrastructure of systems and resources
needed to sustain and scale up proven, effective solutions across the
broader region beyond the initial neighborhood; and
<br>(5) Learning about the overall impact of the Promise Neighborhoods
program and about the relationship between particular strategies in
Promise Neighborhoods and student outcomes, including through a rigorous
evaluation of the program.<br></div><br>Budgets may be up to $500,000 for 1 year for Planning grants, up to $6 million/year for 3-5 years for Implementation grants. Notices of Intent to Apply are due July 22 and proposals are due Sept 6. Informational webinars will be held <span>on July 14 and Aug 2 for Planning grants, and on July 19 and July 28 for </span><span>Implementation grants.</span><br>
<br><b>2) US State Dept US-Russia Virtual Science Challenge for Youth:</b> >From the announcement (<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-07/html/2011-17098.htm">http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-07/html/2011-17098.htm</a>):<br>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;">...conduct a program that will use connective technologies to increase scientific collaboration between American and Russian secondary school students. Bi-national teams will work together in a joint project to solve a global science problem using online tools, videoconferencing, virtual workshops, and other advanced methods of communication. The projects may culminate in a virtual science fair attended by students around the world.<br>
<br></div>Budgets may be up to $150,000, and a partner with at least 4 years of experience with international exchanges is needed. Applications due Aug 31.<br><br>-----<br>
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Christopher Andersen<br>Director, <span>STEM</span> Initiatives<br>
College of Arts and Sciences<br>The Ohio State University<br>186 University Hall<br>230 North Oval Mall<br>Columbus, OH 43210-1335 USA<br><a href="mailto:andersen.18@osu.edu" target="_blank">andersen.18@osu.edu</a><br>
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