Dear MEEOA Colleagues, Warm wishes during the holiday season! The Talent Search grant process has opened. Keep in mind your colleagues who are working on these grants over the next several weeks, perhaps with encouraging notes, offers to read, and positive thoughts. If you are writing and would like support, please reach out to us in MEEOA or to COE. Also, if you have not yet, remember to register for our MEEOA 2021 Conference, starting in a little over a week. We look forward to seeing many of you then! Mary *Mary Sinclair* Student Services Coordinator, Upward Bound <http://www2.umf.maine.edu/upwardbound/> University of Maine at Farmington 252 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938 207.778.7429 (w) 207.712.2930 (c) Toll Free: 1.888.237.1667 pronouns: she/her UB Goes the Distance 2020 <https://sites.google.com/umfupwardbound.org/ub-goes-the-distance/home?authuser=1> *President, Maine Educational Opportunity Association <https://www.meeoa.org/index.php?id=1>* ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Vanessa Ramirez via Trio-ub <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 10:43 AM Subject: [Trio-ub] The Talent Search Competition Begins. Join us for our FINAL TS Proposal Writing Workshop. To: [image: Alternate text] *The time is here! The Talent Search competition has begun!* The U.S. Department of Education published the Talent Search competition in the Federal Register today, Monday, December 28, 2020. The information in the federal register can be found at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-28/pdf/2020-28583.pdf <https://t.congressweb.com/l/?BTUXETJYKWLQUVS>. The deadline is Friday, February 26, 2021. The RFP can be found in grants.gov. A copy of the RFP is linked at https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00264704-instructions.pdf . *The application will consist of three Competitive Preference Priorities:* *Competitive Preference Priority 1:* Fostering Knowledge and Promoting the Development of Skills that Prepare Students to be Informed, Thoughtful, and Productive Individuals and Citizen (up to 2 points). Projects that are designed to support instruction in time management, job seeking, personal organization, public and interpersonal communication, or other practical skills needed for successful career outcomes. *Competitive Preference Priority 2:* Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) Education, with a particular focus on Computer Science (up to 2 points). Projects designed to improve student achievement or other educational outcomes in one or more of the following areas: Science, technology, engineering, math, or computer science (as defined in this notice). These projects must address the following priority area: Increasing access to STEM coursework, including computer science, and hands-on learning opportunities, such as through expanded course offerings, dual enrollment, high-quality online coursework, or other innovative delivery mechanisms. *Competitive Preference Priority 3:*Applications that Demonstrate a Rationale (up to 2 points). Under this priority, an applicant proposes a project that demonstrates a rationale (as defined in 34 CFR 77.1). *Demonstrates a rationale* means a key project component included in the project’s logic model is informed by research or evaluation findings that suggest the project component is likely to improve relevant outcomes. *Logic model* (also referred to as a theory of action) means a framework that identifies key project components of the proposed project (i.e., the active ‘‘ingredients’’ that are hypothesized to be critical to achieving the relevant outcomes) and describes the theoretical and operational relationships among the key project components and relevant outcomes. *Join us for COE's last Talent Search Proposal Writing Workshop.* [image: Alternate text] *Talent Search Proposal Writing Workshop* *January 26 from 11:00 am - 5:30 pm EST & * *January 27 from 11:00 am - 3:15 pm EST* COE Institutional Members ONLY <https://t.congressweb.com/l/?BTUXETJYKWOUZAC> Register Here: https://access.coenet.org/COE/Event_display.aspx?EventKey=PWWTS1220&WebsiteKey=b12f8263-178f-40a8-8d8c-6c9b4e9bdf71 *Learn how to write a strong proposal.* Using group exercises, thoughtful discussions, and experienced faculty, COE will host a Talent Search proposal writing workshop to assist participants in writing a competitive grant proposal. Critical areas of the proposal will be dissected and reviewed carefully with participants. Helpful hints learned from past competitions will be shared. *Have three sections of your proposal reviewed.* Seasoned former and current practitioners will review and critique proposals - up to 3 sections - if they are submitted to us by 1:00pm EST on January 26. A link to upload your sections will be provided prior to the workshop. Critiques of proposals will be scheduled on January 27 and take place on January 28 and 29. *Brought to you by your fair share contribution.* This is an event for members only as part of COE's membership benefits. If your registration shows a price please contact Alvin Phillips <[log in to unmask]> at [log in to unmask] to discuss your membership options. *Do not delay.* *Registration closes January 25 at 4pm EST.* Register now to ensure your participation in our *last* Talent Search proposal writing workshop for this cycle. Please be sure to follow our registration portal all the way through until the check out / confirmation screen. Late registrations can't be processed. *Have questions? Just ask.* Contact Vanessa Ramirez <[log in to unmask]> with any workshop questions. *We look forward to seeing you there!* Unsubscribe <https://t.congressweb.com/u/?BTUXETJYKW>