RFP – Awards for Creative Learning Projects - October 3, 2024
Chugachmiut is excited to offer a unique funding opportunity for teachers to support innovative, student-centered projects during the 2024-2025 academic year. We are inviting teachers to submit proposals using our online form for projects that provide unique experiences to Native students in grades K-12 who live in the Chugachmiut communities of Nanwalek, Port Graham, Seward, Tatitlek, Chenega, Valdez, and Cordova.
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until 5:00 PM on April 30, 2025. We encourage bold and creative submissions.
Project Information
This grant provides students with opportunities to learn in a wide range of environments. Teachers, schools, community leaders, and other education providers can submit proposals. Project proposals must request at least $5,000, with no ceiling on the reasonable amount that can be requested (a maximum of $5000 per Native student).
Applicants are encouraged to think creatively in bringing a wide range of educational experiences to Alaska Native children. Please see examples of proposed projects at the end of this form.
Funding will be awarded to proposals that meet the criteria of the grant.
Project Timeline
Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis through our online form until 5:00 PM, April 30, 2025. If funded, projects should be implemented within the 2024-2025 academic year, with all activities completed by no later than July 30, 2025. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions within two weeks of their proposal submission.
Submission Details
Please complete the Project Proposal Form HERE. If assistance is required, please contact either of the Key Contacts to receive technical assistance.
Responsibilities for funded projects
Teachers and/or schools receiving funding will be responsible for clearly outlining their project activities and demonstrating a reasonable budget plan in their proposals. Each proposal must indicate the number of Native students who will be impacted by this project. Project staff and volunteers will require a federal background check with Chugachmiut, and basic demographic data and Tribal enrollment will be required from the student participants.
Regular progress updates will also be required throughout the project timeline.
Proposal Timeline
| RFP Distributed | October 4, 2024 |
| Proposals due to Chugachmiut | Accepted on a rolling basis |
| Evaluation of Proposals | Evaluated on a rolling basis |
Evaluation Criteria
Chugachmiut will evaluate proposals on the following criteria:
| a) | Clear and reasonable budget plan | 35 |
| b) | Clear and reasonable project activities | 35 |
| c) | Level of community involvement (Elders, families, parents, etc.) | 15 |
| d) | Strategies to engage and involve students in the project | 15 |
Key Contacts
Following are key contacts for information you may seek in preparing your proposal:
| Paul McDonogh Department of Education Director paul@chugachmiut.org (907) 562-4155 | Haley Hakala Burnett Department of Education Manager haleyhakala@chugachmiut.org (907) 334-0172 |
Organization Information
Chugachmiut
1840 Bragaw Street, Suite 110
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Contact:
Haley Hakala Burnett
haleyhakala@chugachmiut.org
(907) 334-0172
Project: Funding for Creative Learning Projects and Activities
Proposal Accepted on a Rolling Basis Until: 5:00 PM, April 30, 2025
Background of Chugachmiut
Chugachmiut is an Alaska Native Tribal consortium providing healthcare, social services, and education & training to the Chugach region. The Internal Revenue Service recognizes Chugachmiut as a charitable, tax-exempt organization pursuant to section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We serve the Prince William Sound and Kachemak Bay areas comprised of the following tribes: Qutekcak (Seward), Nanwalek, Port Graham, Tatitlek, Eyak (Cordova), Valdez, and Chenega. Chugachmiut was founded in 1974 with a defined mission to promote self-determination to the seven Native communities of the Chugach region, adopted in May 1994.
For more information, please visit our website at www.chugachmiut.org.
The Chugachmiut Tribal Education Department (CTED) is a new addition to the Chugachmiut community that is expanding with educational services activities through federal grant administration. The CTED incorporates the Chugachmiut Heritage Programs, which have a twenty-year history of documenting, recording, and teaching about the histories of our region’s Sugpiaq and Eyak communities. We partner with four school districts and provide educational services that improve whole learning.
For more information on the CTED, please visit www.chugachheritageak.org.
