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The "Games, Apps and Entertainment in STEM Education" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number SEI 300 13 GR023) was a discretionary U.S. Mission to Ireland grant designed to fund a short, intensive international exchange and professional development program focused on how games, apps, and related technologies can shape the future of STEM teaching and learning. The program was planned for November 2013 and would bring together a small cohort of 8 to 10 participants, evenly split between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Participants were expected to be a mix of game or app developers, educators, and other STEM or learning-technology experts, with the overall educational emphasis generally aimed at grades 6 through 12.

The core purpose of the project was to expose Irish and Northern Irish participants to leading U.S. practices and institutions working at the intersection of STEM education, gamification, and digital learning, while also creating space for professional networking and leadership development. The opportunity explicitly recognized that both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland had growing strengths in technology and the creative industries, including emerging clusters in film, ICT, music, and animation, and it framed the games industry as an area poised for further economic growth. At the same time, it highlighted a two-way exchange rationale: Ireland and Northern Ireland could share promising work in innovative STEM education for marginalized students, while the United States could share lessons learned from national education efforts associated with initiatives like President Obama s Educate to Innovate, along with broader research and development trends in learning games and gamification.

Applicants were expected to be U.S.-based organizations with substantial experience managing international exchanges, since the project required coordinating travel, meetings, and logistics across multiple U.S. locations on a tight timeline. The envisioned program length was approximately 12 to 14 days across four U.S. cities, combining site visits and meetings with developers, innovative schools, policymakers, universities, and STEM education organizations or NGOs. A sample itinerary suggested departing Ireland for Washington, DC; holding meetings in DC early in the trip; then traveling to Seattle or San Francisco; then continuing to the New Jersey and New York area; and finishing with meetings in Boston before returning to Ireland. The announcement also provided examples of potential host organizations and sites such as the University of Washington Center for Game Science, Quest to Learn in Manhattan, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, McKinley Technology High School in Washington, DC, the Institute of Play, MIT in Boston, the Scheller Teacher Education Program (STEP), and Zynga.org in connection with learning games acceleration efforts.

Proposals had to include a draft budget covering the full cost picture for running the exchange, including international and domestic airfare, ground transportation, per diem, local transportation, insurance where relevant, and program administration costs. The budget was also required to include the cost of an escort, reflecting the expectation that the organizing entity would provide structured support and coordination for the delegation throughout the trip. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed for applicants.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted July 29, 2013, and the deadline for budget proposals (and the closing date for the opportunity) was August 9, 2013. The award ceiling was $48,000, the CFDA number was 19.040 (Public Diplomacy Programs), and eligibility was described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications in the full announcement. The funding activity categories were education and science and technology and other research and development. The grant was hosted through the U.S. Embassy Dublin grant webpage, with a named contact at the U.S. Embassy Dublin for access issues and submission-related questions.

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