Organization of Classes of B1/B2-Level Georgian-to-English for English Teachers and Those Seeking to Become English Teachers | DOS GEO 22 GR 012 041122

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The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi (U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to Georgia) is offering a discretionary funding opportunity to select one implementing partner to organize and run virtual English language classes for adult Georgian speakers at the B1/B2 level. The program is aimed specifically at current English teachers in Georgia and adults who are working toward English-teaching certification, with the broader goal of strengthening teachers subject-matter expertise by improving their English speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. The classes must use a multimedia Georgian-to-English curriculum designed for adult learners; importantly, the Embassy plans to choose and provide access to this curriculum through a separate funding opportunity, meaning this award focuses on organizing instruction and program delivery rather than developing course content.

The selected partner will be responsible for the full operational setup and delivery of the training cycle. This includes recruiting and hiring up to four instructors who are native Georgian speakers with strong English proficiency and demonstrated experience leading groups in formal or informal learning settings, then ensuring those instructors complete required training on the Embassy-selected multimedia curriculum. The partner must also equip instructors for virtual teaching by providing essential resources such as laptop computers, any required software licenses, and appropriate compensation. On the participant side, the partner must recruit adult learners whose primary language is Georgian and who are either already English teachers or are seeking to become certified. A key priority is reaching educators in rural or mountainous areas where professional development options are limited and shortages of highly qualified English teachers are more common.

From the recruitment pool, the partner will select up to 320 adult learners using a placement or assessment tool included in the curriculum to confirm that candidates are appropriately positioned at the B1/B2 level across reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The partner must then organize and run virtual class meetings over a 12 to 16 week period, delivering a total of 50 to 80 hours of live instruction, within the implementation window of February 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023. To support learner access, the Embassy will provide tablets preloaded with the curriculum, and the partner will handle distribution of these tablets to participants.

Quality assurance and performance monitoring are central requirements of the award. The implementing partner must monitor class sessions to ensure instructors are using the curriculum correctly as trained and to keep learners engaged, with a stated performance goal that at least 75 percent of those who start the course regularly attend sessions and complete the program. At the end of the course, the partner must administer the curriculum-provided end-of-course evaluation to measure each completing student s progress in the four language skill areas, and then validate those results by arranging standardized testing for a subset of participants. Throughout implementation, the partner is expected to coordinate closely and consistently with Embassy staff and the curriculum provider to keep delivery aligned with shared objectives and to address operational issues quickly.

Administratively, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: DOS GEO 22 GR 012 041122; CFDA: 19.900) is offered as a grant or cooperative agreement, with one expected award and an award ceiling of $65,000. Eligible applicants include individuals, private companies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations, as indicated in the announcement. The opportunity was posted April 11, 2022, with an original application deadline of May 10, 2022.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Georgia in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Organization of Classes of B1/B2-Level Georgian-to-English for English Teachers and Those Seeking to Become English Teachers" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.900.
• This funding opportunity was created on Apr 11, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 10, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $65,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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