Deadline– March 29, 2013
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting proposals for Literacy Courseware Challenge from all eligible students & from taxable and tax‐exempt organizations. The mission of this challenge is to stimulate development of courseware supporting literacy instruction.
Foundation believe that adaptive digital learning tools, or “courseware,” can extend the reach of teachers to make personalized learning possible, particularly for students who are under served by the current education system. Leading mathematics courseware products have already produced strong evidence that this is possible.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation seeks to invest up to $6 million in web-based courseware to support students in mastering the Common Core State Standards for literacy at the 4th–8th grade levels. Their approach aims to entice publishers, developers, and entrepreneurs to propose the most innovative digital solutions for engaging, personalized software that helps students with reading and writing. Through an RFP process, foundation will make 20 to 30 awards in amounts of $25,000-$500,000.
Recipients of awards in the amount of $100,000-$500,000 will have the opportunity to pilot their products in order to participate in an independent evaluation of their product’s impact on student learning and receive feedback they can use to refine their solutions.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Innovative publishers, developers, and entrepreneurs are encouraged to submit proposals for engaging, personalized software solutions that help students master the Common Core State Standards for literacy at the 4th-8th grade levels.
- Both taxable and tax‐exempt organizations are eligible to apply. Individuals and single-person LLCs are not eligible.
- A team can submit more than one application. Multiple applications should be submitted separately by creating two unique logins and submitting two separate proposals.
Proposals must include-
- An Application Narrative (10 pages maximum), including a link to a 3-minute video
- Documentation of applicant’s organization’s tax status and finances
- Simple budget template
- Outcomes and milestones chart (Appendix A)
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