2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University

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A Appendix A: Regional Grants to Partners Program 2 0 0 7 N W O Ce n t e r o f E xcellence • A p p e n d i x 2007-08 Northwest Ohio Center of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education: Request for Regional Partner Projects PURPOSE The Northwest Ohio Center of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education offers this opportunity to its NWO Regional Partners to develop projects that assist the effort in achieving the goals of NWO. The region includes northwest Ohio institutions of higher education, businesses and industry, educational organizations, and other community partners. Applications for projects, which must include at least two NWO partners, may be submitted in the range of $2,000 to $20,000. PROJECT REVIEW CRITERIA The Northwest Ohio Center of Excellence will only consider applications for projects that are directly aligned with our Mission: AAddvvaanncciinngg sscciieennccee,, tteecchhnnoollooggyy,, eennggiinneeeerriinngg aanndd mmaatthheemmaattiiccss ((SSTTEEMM)) eedduuccaattiioonn ffoorr ppeeooppllee ooff aallll aaggeess and our Goals: 1. Enhance the preparation of K-12 pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and higher education faculty though research based professional development focusing on investigative mathematics and science teaching and learning. 2. Recruit and retain students and teachers into STEM and STEM education disciplines. 3. Conduct and communicate collaborative research on how people best teach and learn science and mathematics and on the barriers and enablers related to current reform efforts. 4. Develop and sustain a regional collaborative alliance including university, school, and community partners through a shared vision and collective spirit for tackling current STEM education issues. APPLICATION DEADLINE & PROJECT PERIOD The deadline date for applications is November 9, 2007 for this first round of support, and September 15 of each year thereafter (or next business day). Applications postmarked this round after November 9, 2007 will not be considered. This year’s project period is from December 1 to June 30. REVIEW PROCESS The Northwest Ohio Center of Excellence Executive Board of Directors will carefully review applications. Applicants will be notified in writing of approval or denial of funding requests within 30 days after the deadline. Project expenses incurred by an applicant organization prior to notification cannot be paid by the Northwest Ohio Center of Excellence. APPLICATION CONTENTS The application should be submitted on the form provided. Keep text to the space provided. Support letters are needed to document and authenticate proposed partnerships when appropriate. An electronic copy of this form can be downloaded from http://www.nwocenter.org or http://cosmos.bgsu.edu/grants.
Appendix A: Regional Grants to Partners Program cont. NWO Regional Partners Project RFP Page 2 of 3 All applications must contain: � Organization name and address plus the name and telephone number of the contact person taking the lead on the application and proposed scope of work. � Purpose and Need – Summarize the goals and objectives of the project. Identify the problems or needs that will be addressed. Identify who or what constituency will benefit from this work. � Implementation – Summarize the plans and time frame for implementation of the project. Identify individual(s) who will be responsible for overseeing the program and briefly describe their qualifications. � Evaluation – State the criteria and procedures that will be used to measure the success of the project or program and relate this to the stated goals and objectives. � Budget – Provide detailed projected incomes and expenses, all sources of program funding, and the period (beginning and ending date) for which funds are requested. � Future Support – Identify plans for securing ongoing support for this program once the NWO funds are no longer available. Include anticipated future financial needs for the program and potential sources of funding. � Dissemination – State how you will share the success of your program with other teachers and schools. Mandatory dissemination strategies are described below. � An application must be signed by the appropriate administrator/president/director of the organization. � An electronic application form must be submitted via e-mail for review. REPORTS All recipients of the funded projects must provide NWO with an annual report that contains a minimum of summarized data including: contact information for all leaders and participants, summary of activities including dates and times of events/activities, summarized attendance data, and summarized session evaluations using the NWO session evaluation instruments. A final budget report including detailed itemization of all approved expenses must also be included. Up to 5% of the funds can be re-allocated within the approved budget categories without written PRIOR consent, but these modifications must be explained in the annual budget report. The NWO Director as deemed necessary may request other data. The annual report is due 30 days after the completed event/activity. Costs will not be reimbursed until this report is submitted and approved. COST REIMBURSEMENT Approved costs expended between December 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008 of the funded period will be reimbursed by BGSU pending the approval of the annual project report as detailed above. DISSEMINATION EXPECTATIONS Recipients are also expected to present a brief summary of the impact of the project at the NWO Fall Executive Board Meeting and submit a proposal for a related presentation at the subsequent Northwest Ohio Symposium on Mathematics and Science Teaching. SUBMISSION PROCESS E-mail the grant application to Jodi Haney, PhD, NWO Director, at jhaney@bgsu.edu. To request additional information contact Emilio Duran, PhD, COSMOS Senior Associate Faculty, at 419.372.1262 or eduran@bgsu.edu. 2 0 0 7 N W O Ce n t e r o f E xcellence • A p p e n d i x A
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