Opportunity Information: Apply for PAS TOKYO FY2017 0002
The FY2017-2018 English Language Teacher Training Project (Funding Opportunity Number: PAS TOKYO FY2017 0002) is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. The program is designed to strengthen English language education in Japan by funding a single organization (or a lead implementer) to deliver practical, skills-focused training and follow-on support for Japanese teachers at the elementary and secondary levels. The total funding available for one award is capped at $320,000, and the opportunity falls under the Education activity category (CFDA 19.040).
At the core of the grant is a three-part program model. First, the selected grantee is expected to organize and facilitate a series of intensive, two-to-three-day seminars for groups of Japanese elementary and secondary school teachers. These seminars are intended to be immersive professional development experiences, likely emphasizing classroom-ready teaching methods, lesson planning, student engagement techniques, and effective approaches to communicative English instruction. Second, the project includes on-demand workshops delivered by English Language Specialists, which would be scheduled in response to requests from local schools or Boards of Education. This component is meant to make the training flexible and responsive, allowing local education stakeholders to target specific needs such as curriculum changes, assessment practices, or teaching English to different proficiency levels and age groups. Third, the grant supports a micro-grant program for alumni of prior U.S. Embassy-sponsored English teacher training programs, providing small-scale funding that alumni can use to implement teaching initiatives, pilot new activities, purchase limited classroom resources, or run local professional learning projects that extend the impact of earlier training.
Eligibility is limited to non-governmental, non-profit-oriented implementers with the capacity to run education programming in Japan. The opportunity is open to U.S. and foreign educational and research institutions, as well as U.S. and foreign not-for-profits, NGOs, and social enterprises, as long as they maintain offices in Japan. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible, and government entities cannot receive funding under this award. The original application deadline listed for this funding round was May 26, 2017, and the opportunity was created on April 14, 2017.
Overall, this grant is structured to combine intensive cohort-based training (the seminars), targeted just-in-time professional support (the on-demand specialist workshops), and small follow-through investments (the alumni micro-grants). The intent is not only to train teachers during events, but also to create continuing impact in local schools and education systems by enabling trained educators to apply, adapt, and share improved practices after the formal training ends.Apply for PAS TOKYO FY2017 0002
- The Department of State in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2017-2018 English Language Teacher Training Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-04-14.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-05-26. (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 $320,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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FAQs: FY2017-2018 English Language Teacher Training Project (PAS TOKYO FY2017 0002)
1. What is the FY2017-2018 English Language Teacher Training Project?
This is a discretionary grant competition run by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. It funds a project in Japan designed to strengthen English language education by providing practical training and follow-on support for Japanese elementary and secondary school teachers.
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is PAS TOKYO FY2017 0002.
3. Which U.S. government office is running this opportunity?
The opportunity is run by the U.S. Department of State through the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.
4. What activity category does this opportunity fall under?
The activity category is Education.
5. What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 19.040.
6. How many awards are expected under this funding opportunity?
The information provided indicates funding is available for one award, and the program is intended to fund a single organization (or a lead implementer).
7. What is the maximum funding amount available?
The total funding available for the single award is capped at $320,000.
8. Who is the intended audience or beneficiaries of the project activities?
The core beneficiaries are Japanese teachers at the elementary and secondary levels who will receive training and follow-on support.
9. What is the overall program model or structure of the funded project?
The grant uses a three-part model: (1) intensive 2-to-3 day teacher training seminars, (2) on-demand workshops delivered by English Language Specialists based on local requests, and (3) a micro-grant program for alumni of prior U.S. Embassy-sponsored English teacher training programs.
10. What are the intensive seminars expected to look like?
The selected grantee is expected to organize and facilitate a series of immersive, intensive seminars lasting two to three days for groups of Japanese elementary and secondary school teachers. The seminars are described as practical, skills-focused professional development.
11. What topics or outcomes are the seminars likely to emphasize?
Based on the description, the seminars are intended to emphasize classroom-ready teaching methods, lesson planning, student engagement techniques, and effective approaches to communicative English instruction.
12. What are the on-demand workshops, and how are they triggered?
The project includes on-demand workshops delivered by English Language Specialists. These workshops would be scheduled in response to requests from local schools or Boards of Education, making the support flexible and responsive to local needs.
13. What kinds of needs might the on-demand specialist workshops address?
The description notes that requests could target needs such as curriculum changes, assessment practices, or teaching English to different proficiency levels and age groups.
14. What is the alumni micro-grant component?
The grant supports a micro-grant program for alumni of prior U.S. Embassy-sponsored English teacher training programs. This provides small-scale funding to help alumni implement teaching initiatives and extend the impact of earlier training.
15. What can the alumni micro-grants be used for?
The information provided says micro-grants may be used to implement teaching initiatives, pilot new activities, purchase limited classroom resources, or run local professional learning projects that build on prior training.
16. What is the main purpose of combining seminars, on-demand workshops, and micro-grants?
The stated intent is to go beyond one-time training events by creating continuing impact in local schools and education systems. The seminars provide cohort-based training, the on-demand workshops provide just-in-time support, and the micro-grants enable follow-through and local implementation after training.
17. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to non-governmental, non-profit-oriented implementers with the capacity to run education programming in Japan. The opportunity is open to U.S. and foreign educational and research institutions, and U.S. and foreign not-for-profits, NGOs, and social enterprises, as long as they maintain offices in Japan.
18. Are U.S.-based organizations eligible?
Yes, U.S. educational and research institutions and U.S. not-for-profits, NGOs, and social enterprises may apply, provided they maintain offices in Japan.
19. Are foreign (non-U.S.) organizations eligible?
Yes, foreign educational and research institutions and foreign not-for-profits, NGOs, and social enterprises may apply, provided they maintain offices in Japan.
20. Is an office in Japan required to be eligible?
Yes. The eligibility description specifies that eligible organizations must maintain offices in Japan.
21. Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
No. For-profit organizations are explicitly ineligible.
22. Can government entities apply for or receive funding under this award?
No. Government entities cannot receive funding under this award.
23. What does it mean that the project may fund a "single organization (or a lead implementer)"?
It means the grant is intended to support one awardee. The awardee may be a single organization or an organization serving as the lead implementer responsible for delivering the project.
24. What is the application deadline listed for this funding round?
The original application deadline listed is May 26, 2017.
25. When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on April 14, 2017.
26. Where is the project expected to be implemented?
The project is focused on Japan and is administered through the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Eligibility requirements also indicate the implementer must maintain offices in Japan.
27. What makes this training approach different from a single workshop or conference?
The design emphasizes ongoing impact: intensive cohort seminars are paired with responsive on-demand specialist workshops and micro-grants that help alumni apply and spread improved teaching practices after the formal training ends.
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