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The Early Educator Investment Collaborative has a new funding opportunity!
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Foundation for Child Development Grants in Action
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The Foundation for Child Development, as a member of the Early Educator Investment Collaborative, is proud to announce an approximately $10 million grant opportunity to support innovative partnerships between state/territory/Tribal Nations and four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) to transform lead teacher preparation.
The Request for Proposal issued seeks proposals that consider innovations within the entire continuum of educator preparation, including but not limited to:
- Recruitment and retention of racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse students;
- Curricula informed by recent developmental science of child development and adult learning, and that are culturally responsive in nature;
- High-quality, clinically based practicum experience across a variety of early care and education settings;
- Induction supports provided in the early years of teaching;
- Financial supports for educators to access and complete a higher education program;
- A proposed or piloted strategy to increase financial assistance, remuneration, and compensation across an individual’s educational and career pathway as a student and teacher.
The Collaborative will prioritize partnerships that also include a two-year, community college institution of higher education. Also prioritized are applicants from institutions that demonstrate diversity such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Tribal-serving colleges and universities, and other four-year IHEs with a successful record of preparing students who bring racial, ethnic, linguistic, and/or socioeconomic diversity to the field.
Letters of Intent are due on March 2, 2020.
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The Collaborative is hosting two webinars for interested applicants on January 16, 2020 and January 31, 2020. To register, visit the Collaborative’s website.
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