Professional Development & Exchange for Ukrainian Educators of Preservice Teachers | PAS UKRAINE 2022 11

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The Professional Development and Exchange for Ukrainian Educators of Preservice Teachers opportunity is a U.S. Department of State grant run through the Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. It funds one organization to design and deliver a structured professional development program for Ukrainian faculty who train future English language teachers at pedagogical colleges and universities. The core idea is to strengthen how preservice English language teachers are prepared in Ukraine by investing directly in the instructors who teach methodology and supervise teacher practice, while also building long-term professional ties between U.S. and Ukrainian institutions.

The funded organization is expected to run two connected components. First, it must provide a high-quality, coherent online professional development program for about 30 Ukrainian teacher-educators. The training topics are clearly defined and focus on practical, current needs in teacher preparation: effective methods for training new English language teachers, observation and feedback techniques used with preservice teachers, best practices for hybrid and virtual teacher education, and strategies for incorporating social-emotional learning into teacher training. Second, the program includes a short-term professional exchange to the United States of roughly three weeks for a smaller subset of participants (generally 8 to 10, with the broader notice also referencing 10 to 12). The U.S. exchange should be designed to give Ukrainian teacher-educators direct exposure to U.S. teacher education programs and allow them to interact with American experts and institutions in ways that can translate into ongoing collaboration.

PAS Kyiv plays an active role because the award is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant. That means the selected recipient will not operate independently; instead, it will consult closely with the Embassy throughout program design, implementation, and evaluation. PAS Kyiv will guide and provide feedback on professional development themes, advise on participant selection, help identify priority pedagogical colleges and universities, and provide structured feedback during the program and at completion. The grantee also has ongoing administrative responsibilities such as providing logistical support for the exchange (travel arrangements and in-country program support), maintaining required program account records, and implementing virtual follow-up activities after the exchange so participants can adapt and apply what they learned back in Ukraine.

The opportunity is framed around three main objectives. The first is direct capacity-building: provide meaningful professional development for instructors who educate preservice English teachers in Ukrainian higher education. The second is public diplomacy oriented: strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Ukraine through professional engagement and mutual learning. The third aims at sustainability and systems impact: build institutional capacity through longer-term, self-sustaining relationships and linkages between U.S. and Ukrainian organizations and individuals. Overall, the program is positioned as a platform for dialogue and American engagement with Ukrainian audiences through English language teaching and learning.

On funding and timing, the total amount available is up to $300,000 (subject to availability of funds), with one anticipated award. The performance period runs from October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023, and proposed programs are expected to conclude by December 31, 2023. While the notice mentions the possibility of continuation funding beyond the initial period, that would be non-competitive and dependent on funding availability, strong performance, and a determination that continued support is in the Department of State’s interest.

Eligibility is limited to U.S. non-commercial organizations and U.S. academic institutions (public or private). Nonprofit applicants must qualify under 26 USC 501(c)(3). Registration requirements are strict: applicants must have an active SAM.gov registration and related identifiers (including NCAGE/CCR-related requirements described in the notice), and cannot be listed as debarred or suspended in the System for Award Management exclusion records. A key rule is that an eligible applicant may submit only one proposal; submitting multiple proposals will make all submissions technically ineligible.

The application package must be requested via email (KyivRELO@state.gov) or accessed through Grants.gov and the U.S. Embassy Kyiv website. Applications were due July 11, 2022. Submission formatting is unusually specific and must be followed: all documents in English, budgets in U.S. dollars, pages numbered, standard U.S. letter size formatting, and Word documents single-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. The proposal narrative itself is capped at four pages and must be understandable even to reviewers who are not specialists, while still demonstrating the applicant’s capability to run online training and manage international exchange logistics.

The required application components include federal forms (SF-424 and SF-424A), a summary/cover sheet, the four-page proposal narrative, a budget justification narrative, and attachments such as one-page CVs for key personnel, letters of support from partners (if relevant), and a NICRA document if indirect costs are proposed under an established negotiated rate. The narrative is expected to cover the organization’s background and relevant experience (including prior U.S. Embassy or U.S. government awards), a problem statement, goals and measurable objectives, program activities and methods (a logic model if appropriate), a timeline, key personnel roles and level of effort, partners and sub-awardees, a monitoring and evaluation plan, and a sustainability or future funding strategy.

Budget expectations emphasize that the recipient must account for both program delivery and exchange management. The budget should reflect administrative capacity (staffing for travel and coordination, online platform or landing page support, and other management tasks) and include participant travel costs for the U.S. exchange. The notice flags that participant numbers are estimates and will be finalized with the Embassy, and it stresses a practical compliance point: during implementation, actual travel costs must be used rather than relying on proposal-stage estimates. There are also standard restrictions and compliance rules, including that award funds cannot be used for alcoholic beverages. Indirect costs require a NICRA, and organizations without a NICRA are generally capped at 10% for indirect charges as described. Pre-award costs are generally not allowed unless explicitly authorized by the Grants Officer in extraordinary circumstances, and applicants are instructed to assume such costs will not be approved.

In short, this opportunity funds one U.S. organization to run a blended professional development and exchange program for Ukrainian teacher-educators who train future English language teachers, pairing sustained online learning for about 30 participants with a three-week U.S. exchange for a smaller cohort, all under close collaboration with PAS Kyiv and with a strong emphasis on measurable capacity-building, institutional linkages, and follow-through after the exchange.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Ukraine in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Professional Development & Exchange for Ukrainian Educators of Preservice 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 Jun 10, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 11, 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 $300,000.00 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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