The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to Falcon School District 49 in Peyton, Colorado under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools (CFDA 12.556) program. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will support the district's efforts to address the unique academic, social, and emotional needs of its highly mobile military-connected student population through May 31, 2029. Funded initiatives are...
The Falcon School District 49 was awarded a $408,988 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041). This federal grant, with a performance period from December 2024 to September 2030, will support the district's delivery of comprehensive K-12 educational services in Peyton, Colorado. The Impact Aid Program provides financial assistance to local educational agencies (LEAs) where the local tax base has...
The San Diego Unified School District was awarded a $2 million block grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will fund the Operation World Language Success project to expand and enhance world language programs across 11 schools in the district from September 2022 through May 2027. Specifically, the project aims to (1) expand access to world language...
The Coronado Unified School District was awarded a $2,342,517.68 Project Grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will establish, improve, and expand world language programs for grades TK-12 serving military-connected students. Key deliverables include establishing a weekly Spanish exposure program in elementary schools and expanding language...
The Steilacoom Historical School District 1 will receive $6,057,888.48 through a 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 funds will support the Leading Through Languages initiative, which aims to increase enrollment in world language courses for K-12 students by establishing early exposure to Spanish in grades K-5 and expanding access to world...
The Department of Defense Education Activity awarded Newport News Public Schools a $3,582,758.95 Project Grant under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will fund the expansion of the school district's Spanish dual language immersion program to two additional schools, Denbigh Early Childhood Center and Lee Hall Elementary, to increase accessibility for military-connected students. Students at three additional...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) awarded a $1,500,000 five-year Project Grant under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools (CFDA 12.556) program to the Randolph Field Independent School District in Universal City, Texas. The grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to May 31, 2029, will support the World Language Advancement and Readiness Program (WLARP) to address the unique academic, social, and...
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Department of Defense Education Activity's Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2023 to May 31, 2028, will fund initiatives to support the academic, social, and emotional needs of highly mobile military-connected students in the Fairbanks area. Common activities may...
The Escambia County School Board in Pensacola, Florida will receive $2.92 million under a 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 four-year KNOWING AND EMBRACING WORLD LANGUAGES project will expand and deepen language pathways for students in grades K-12 at 14 military-connected schools in the district. Younger students will be exposed to language...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant titled "World Language Advancement Readiness Program (WLARP)" to the Escambia County School Board in Pensacola, Florida. The grant will fund initiatives to address the unique academic, social, and emotional needs of highly mobile K-12 students from military families, with a focus on developing specialized academic support, providing social-emotional resources, and creating innovative educational...