Digital Intergenerational Family Literacy Game Development

Request for Proposals

CPB is seeking to fund the development of an innovative interactive game that engages family members and their young children in "literacy practice and play" with the goal of promoting literacy development of children ages 6-8. The game will be funded through a Ready to Learn (RTL) grant from CPB and the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). The game's design should incorporate the latest research and best practices concerning the role of digital media and gaming in intergenerational learning.

The Ready to Learn initiative is funded by a federal grant awarded to CPB, in partnership with PBS, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education. The initiative includes a coalition of producers, reading, media and social marketing researchers and 20 public media stations throughout the country. All entities work collaboratively to use the power of public media to help low-income children between the ages of 2-8 strengthen their reading skills. RTL products and services constitute a low-cost opportunity to enhance and support learning in early education centers, parent education programs and Pre-K-2 classrooms.

CPB expects the budget for the project to be up to $900,000.

Please download the Request for Proposals for detailed information, including proposal requirements.

• Request for Proposals 232 KB

Eligibility

The proposals will be reviewed and evaluated based on the following criteria:

• The game producer's experience in the philosophy, literacy framework, products and services of Ready to Learn and the game producer's ability to base the game on pertinent RTL research findings.
• The game producer's prior success at developing inventive digital media products in a cost-efficient and timely manner, especially those addressing children's literacy, family literacy, and that are built using open source software and tools.
• The game producer's ability to envision, articulate and design a high quality game that addresses the Ready to Learn mission through new and innovative approaches to gaming, family engagement and technology uses.
• The game producer's available resources and capacity to complete the project within the specified timeframe.
• Pricing proposal for the game and required field testing.
• The game producer's past experience managing federally funded projects and an understanding of U.S. Department of Education General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), including OMB Circulars A-102, A-110 and A-122. All Ready to Learn grant activities, budgeting, record-keeping and reporting must be compliant with these guidelines.

Contact

Questions about this Request for Proposals should be directed to Dr. Pamela Johnson via email or phone:

Dr. Pamela Johnson

Executive Director, Ready to Learn

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Office Phone: (202) 879-9684

email: EducationE-mail@cpb.org

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