Cooperative Agreement SECAAS12CA001

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a Cooperative Agreement to American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. to administer the FY25 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. The total award amount is $8,990,000 under CR 3, with future payments subject to the availability of FY25 funds. The CLS Program provides intensive overseas language and cultural immersion programs for U.S. students to expand the number of Americans...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $9.4 million cooperative agreement to American Councils For International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. to support the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs (CFDA 19.009) from November 2021 through September 2023. As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the Academic Exchange Programs - Undergraduate Programs seeks to increase mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through...

The American Institute of Indian Studies will receive $675,750 in funding under a Block Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant is part of the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal program (CFDA 84.021), which aims to support overseas projects in modern foreign language training, research, and curriculum development. Specifically, the Institute will use the funds to deliver Advanced Intensive Immersion Language Programs in India...

This Project Grant award of $686,700 from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) program supports an international research experience (IRES) project focused on documenting and analyzing Creole languages. The 5-year project engages six U.S. undergraduate and graduate students annually to conduct 5-week field research in Creole-speaking countries, using cutting-edge techniques in language documentation, experimental design, and quantitative...

The Federal Project Grant award of $183,619.00 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program is funding an initiative led by National Louis University to improve P-12 bilingual education. The project, titled "CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC RESTORATION - IMPROVING P-12 BILINGUAL EDUCATION," aims to enhance modern foreign language and area studies education in the United States through training,...

The American Institute of Indian Studies received a $585,589 block grant award from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad federal grant program (CFDA 84.021). The award period is from July 1, 2021 through July 1, 2023 to support the American Institute of Indian Studies' Advanced Intensive Language Programs in India. The Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad program aims to contribute to the development and...

The American Institute of Indian Studies received a $691,448 Block Grant award from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad program (CFDA 84.021). The funding supports the delivery of Advanced Intensive Language Programs focused on Indian languages and area studies over a 2-year period from July 2023 to July 2025. The American Institute of Indian Studies is a non-profit organization that provides educational and cultural...

This $8,466,870 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) federal grant program. The purpose is to support the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program, which aims to teach languages of strategic importance to the U.S. and build long-lasting global relationships. The prime awardee is American Councils for...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $691,618 Block Grant to the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program. The grant, covering the period from August 1, 2024 to August 1, 2026, supports the Institute's Advanced Intensive Language Programs located at multiple sites in India. These programs aim to enhance modern foreign language and area studies education in the United States by...

The U.S. Department of Education, through its Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program (CFDA 84.016), awarded a $116,802 Project Grant to Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. The award will support the university's Asia Pacific Studies Program from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The UISFL Program provides grants to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages. This award will enable Pacific...