Opportunity Information: Apply for 23 PHL NOFO RELO
The 2023 Academic Writing Center (AWC) Support Funds Program is a U.S. Department of State grant opportunity offered through the U.S. Mission to the Philippines (U.S. Embassy Manila), managed by the Regional English Language Office (RELO). It is set up as an open competition inviting eligible higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines to submit proposals aimed at supporting the establishment or strengthening of Academic Writing Centers. The overall intent is to help institutions build sustainable writing support services and improve the quality of academic writing within their campuses by strengthening the administrative and operational foundations of an AWC.
A key feature of this opportunity is that it is tied to a structured training requirement. RELO is running a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Camp called "Establishing Academic Writing Center at International Higher Education Institutions." To be considered for funding, applicants are expected to successfully complete the MOOC and the associated MOOC Camp. Completion is not presented as optional; it is described as a prerequisite for funding. The reasoning is practical: the Embassy anticipates that the MOOC content covers many of the core elements that a strong proposal must address, particularly the operational and administrative aspects of running an AWC. In other words, the course functions as both capacity-building for the institution and a way to ensure proposals are grounded in established AWC practices.
From an administrative standpoint, the program is listed under Funding Opportunity Number "23 PHL NOFO RELO" and categorized as an earmark, with a grant as the funding instrument. The funding activity category is labeled as "Other," indicating the work may not fit neatly into a single standard program bucket and may involve multiple types of capacity-building and institutional support activities connected to writing center development. The assistance listing is associated with CFDA number 19.040, which commonly aligns with public diplomacy-type programming under the State Department.
The deadline for submitting a complete proposal application was set for July 28, 2023, with submissions due no later than 4:00 p.m. Philippine Standard Time. The opportunity was created on June 20, 2023, which implies a relatively short application window, making early MOOC completion and rapid proposal development especially important for institutions planning to apply.
In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling is USD 25,000 per award, and the Embassy anticipated making approximately three awards. This suggests a competitive process with limited slots and moderate funding designed to support targeted, practical improvements rather than large-scale construction or major institutional overhauls. While the notice does not list specific allowable cost categories in the excerpt provided, the focus on establishing or operating an AWC implies proposals would likely be strongest when they clearly connect requested funds to concrete AWC needs such as staffing support, training, materials, programming, writing center operations, and other components that build long-term institutional capacity.
Eligibility is described broadly as "unrestricted," meaning it is open to a wide range of entity types, but the narrative makes clear the intended applicants are Philippine higher education institutions and that proposals must meet all program eligibility requirements described in the full notice. Practically, the emphasis on institutional entities and AWC operations points toward campus-based units or university-led structures as the appropriate applicants, rather than individuals.
Overall, this grant is best understood as a focused support mechanism for Philippine HEIs that are prepared to develop or enhance academic writing center services, with the MOOC Camp serving as a gatekeeping requirement and a common training baseline. Institutions that align their proposals with what the MOOC teaches about writing center administration, services, sustainability, and implementation planning are implicitly positioned as more competitive, since the funding announcement signals that the proposal should reflect those elements.Apply for 23 PHL NOFO RELO
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to the Philippines in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2023 Academic Writing Center Support Funds Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 20, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 28, 2023 Applications are due no later than 400 p.m. Philippine Standard Time on July 28, 2023.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $25,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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