REQUESTFOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

Application Deadline: 

Awards to be announced on or before

 

The Teaching, Learning and Technology Roundtable announces the availability of $25,000 for grant awards to be awarded for the purpose of encouraging and supporting the integration of technology for teaching and learning in the Spring of 2003 in the following three categories: 

Category One:             Campus-Wide Teaching and Learning Technology Projects

Up to $10,000 will be made available for one winning proposal which successfully outlines a campus-wide initiative that has broad application.  Examples of possible projects are summer faculty training institutes, information technology literacy, Blackboard mentoring, technology to reduce plagiarism, etc. 

CategoryTwo:             Teaching and Learning Technology Projects

Innovative projects will be funded for a maximum of $4,000 each. The nature of these projects is open. Small projects will be considered.  In order to encourage first time applicants, priority will be given to those principal investigators who have not been granted TLTR award money previously. 

CategoryThree:  Professional Development

Funds of up to $1,000 per request will be considered for professional development.  Requests to cover the costs of registration, travel, lodging, etc. to attend workshops, conferences, and/or training seminars to update skills and/or knowledge related to instructional technology will be considered.

Application Procedures:   Applications must be prepared as a Word document and sent as an attachment to an e-mail message to nancy.cruikshank@sru.edu by.  Please insert "TLTR Grant Application" in the subject line of the e-mail message.  The Transmittal Form attached to this RFP must be completed, signed by the Principal Investigator (Project Director) and appropriate Department Chair and Dean, and submitted to the Office of Grants & Sponsored Research, 002A Old Main, by the same deadline. 

Applications are limited to six pages in length, including budget materials, but not including any addendum the project director deems necessary, assembled in the following order:
 

   1.                A cover page that includes:

•          The names and departments of participants (one individual must be identified as the project director). 

•          The title of the proposed project.

•          The dates of the project period (beginning and ending).

 

   2.                A narrative of no more than four (4) pages in length, single-spaced, minimum 11- point font, that provides the following information:

•          Overview(approximately 1/2 page) -- Briefly sketch the background and significance of the project; evaluate existing knowledge or practice; and identify the gaps or needs that the project intends to fill.  Clearly state your view of the proposed project's significance.

•          Goals/objectives(approximately 1/2 to 1 page) -- List the broad long-term goals (including professional development goals) and provide a point-by-point listing of the specific objectives to be addressed in the project.

•          Description of the project  (approximately 2 pages) -- Describe the design of the project and the procedures to be used or activities to be engaged in to accomplish the specific objectives.  Include the means by which data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted, if appropriate.    Provide a tentative sequence or timeline.  The description may be divided into sub-sections for clarity.

 •         Expected outcomes of the project(approximately 1/2 page) -- List the expected outcomes, including what you expect to learn and what others will learn.  Describe the means of evaluation, application, and/or dissemination of the findings or results.  Explain any plans for continuation of the project beyond the grant period, if applicable. 

3.         All proposals must include a budget in the format listed below along with an itemized budget justification that may include the following possible expenditures:

 

 

Grant funds may not be used to support faculty compensation or student wages during the period that academic credit is being awarded for work pertaining to the grant.  Items listed in the Other Funds column need to be identified as matching funds.  

*NOTE:  All matching funds must be provided by either the department chair and/or the dean.  The signatures of the department chair and the dean on the Transmittal Form indicate their willingness to provide these funds.

 Terms and Conditions of Award 

Projects are to be completed by December 31, 2003. 

The project completion report, not to exceed two single-spaced pages detailing the outcomes of the project is to be submitted no later than 30 days following the completion of the project, or at the latest, by January 31, 2004.  A report on expenditures must accompany the final report. 

Unexpended grant balances must be returned at the end of the project period. 

The project director must present the findings resulting from the project in person to the TLTR within one year of the award, and are strongly encouraged to present the project at the Symposium for Research and Scholarship held during the Spring semester of 2004. 

The project director must also consider posting the findings resulting from the project on-line as a part of or linked to the TLTR webpage. 

The project director must follow the relevant SRU policies and procedures relating to grants, including but not limited to the policies and procedures listed below: 

• Animal Care and Use
• Conflict of Interest in University Research
• Consultant Contracts in Excess of $5,000
• Contract Exempt from Bidding
•  Contracts Subject to Legal Review (in excess of $1,500)
• Controlled Substances - Research and Instruction
• Copyright
• Drug-free Workplace 
• Misconduct in Research & Authorship
•  Procurement of Goods, Services, Supplies & Construction
• Protection of Human Subjects
•  Review of Positions Prior to Recruitment and Hiring
•  Sole Source Contracts
•  Student Employment
• Travel
• Intellectual Property 

    
Questions 

If you have any further questions about the call for proposals or the award process, please contact one of the TLTR Co-Convenors or the Office of Grants and Sponsored Research.

 

	Department	Phone	E-mail Address
Melba Tomeo	Library	2665	melba.tomeo@sru.edu
Bette Joseph	Secondary Education	2313	elizabeth.joseph@sru.edu
Jennifer Tomal	Communication	2764	jennifer.tomal@sru.edu
Nancy Cruikshank	Grants	4831	nancy.cruikshank@sru.edu