Closed · 72061221RFA00005 · CFDA 98.001 · Earmark

Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity

Federal grant opportunity posted by Malawi USAID-Lilongwe, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$15.6M-$15.6M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 13, 2021
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity is a closed earmark listing from Malawi USAID-Lilongwe that offered $15,600,000 -- $15,600,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 35 other opportunities from Malawi USAID-Lilongwe.

$15.6M-$15.6M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
98.001
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice is closed (last close August 13, 2021). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Malawi USAID-Lilongwe still indexes 35 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 13, 2021

Posted Jul 8 Closes Aug 13

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice (STEP) Activity in Malawi is to improve the capacity of Teacher Training Colleges and the Ministry of Education to strengthen primary teacher preparation programs and operationalize a continuing professional development framework for both new and continuing teachers for more effective management of human resources at the primary education level. USAID/Malawi seeks a U.S. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), or a consortium of U.S. HEIs, with demonstrable technical expertise in (a) strengthening delivery systems for primary teacher education preparation (pre-service), (b) supporting systems to provide the development and operationalization of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for practicing educators (in-service), including developing course offerings and research agendas, (c) developing new teacher induction modalities, and (d) strengthening the ability to implement and monitor CPD frameworks. The U.S. HEI (or consortium of HEIs) will work directly with the Government of Malawi’s Ministry of Education and its Directorate of Teacher Education Development, Malawi Institute for Education, and Malawian Teacher Training Colleges as well as other relevant departments (e.g., Directorate of Inspection and Advisory Services, Directorate of Education Planning, Directorate of Basic Education, and Department of Inclusive Education) to accomplish the results outlined for this activity as stated the Request for Application (RFA) document.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 72061221RFA00005

Grants.gov marks Strengthening Teacher Education and Practice with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the Malawi USAID-Lilongwe book (16 peers, 44% of 36).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Manale Jimu Procurement Specialist Phone 002651772 455

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