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AWARDTYPE: GUARANTEED/INSURED LOANS ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: TO PROVIDE GUARANTEED LOANS FROM LENDERS TO ELIGIBLE FOR PROFIT SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN FINANCING IN THE PRIVATE CREDIT MARKETPLACE BUT CAN DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO REPAY LOANS IF GRANTED, IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE SBA GUARANTEES 7(A) PROGRAM LOANS THROUGH VARIOUS LOAN PROCESSING METHODS INCLUDING: (1) STANDARD 7(A) LOANS; (2) 7(A) SMALL LOANS; (3) SBAEXPRESS LOANS; (4) CAPLINE LOANS; (5) THE QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE TRUSTS (ESOP); (6) EXPORT EXPRESS; (7)EXPORT WORKING CAPITAL PROGRAM (EWCP); (8) INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AND (9) PILOT (TEMPORARY) PROGRAMS. DELIVERABLES: LOAN GUARANTEES EXPECTED OUTCOMES: TO PROVIDE GUARANTEED LOANS FROM LENDERS TO ELIGIBLE FOR PROFIT SMALL BUSINESSES AND, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE TRUSTS (ESOPS). INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: SMALL BUSINESSES SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NA

SHAKESPEARE AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING [AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE (ASC) PROPOSES ?SHAKESPEARE AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING,? A TWO-WEEK RESIDENTIAL SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR A DIVERSE GROUP OF 25 ENGLISH TEACHERS OF GRADES NINE THROUGH 12. ASC WILL HOST THE INSTITUTE JUNE 16?28, 2024, ON ITS CAMPUS OUTSIDE ATLANTA, GEORGIA. PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE IN AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE?S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT?S DREAM, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, AND HAMLET, EXPLORING THE PLAYS? FOLK AND FAIRY TALE ROOTS AND 21ST-CENTURY APPROACHES TO TEACHING SHAKESPEARE, INCLUDING DIGITAL STORYTELLING. TOBY EMERT, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH EDUCATION AND THEATER, WILL SERVE AS PROJECT DIRECTOR. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY FACULTY TEAM WILL ALSO INCLUDE A SHAKESPEAREAN SCHOLAR, A PROFESSOR OF ART, AND AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM A DIGITAL CURATOR, AN EXPERIENCED THEATER EDUCATOR, AND FOUR ACCOMPLISHED K-12 TEACHERS. ROBUST POST-INSTITUTE DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES WILL EXTEND THE INSTITUTE?S IMPACT BEYOND THE IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS.]

SHAKESPEARE AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING [?SHAKESPEARE AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING? IS A NEW TWO-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR 25 ENGLISH TEACHERS OF GRADES 9-12. THE THEME OF ?TRANSLATION,? AS A MEANS TO CONTEXTUALIZE SHAKESPEARE?S ART AND TO CONSTRUCT CONTEMPORARY MEANING, UNDERPINS THE INSTITUTE, WHICH WILL GUIDE PARTICIPANTS IN AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE?S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT?S DREAM, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, AND HAMLET, EXPLORING THE PLAYS? FOLK AND FAIRY TALES ROOTS AS WELL AS 21ST-CENTURY APPROACHES TO TEACHING SHAKESPEARE.]