The Wayne County Public Schools received a $843,786 Project Grant award from the Department of Defense Education Activity's Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will fund a Mandarin Chinese program for middle school students in Goldsboro, North Carolina from September 30, 2022 through May 31, 2027. The DoDEA Educational Partnership Grant Program aims to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of highly mobile military-connected students through local education agencies. This award will support Wayne County Public Schools in delivering Mandarin Chinese language instruction to further those goals for its military-connected middle school population over the four-year period.