Federal Project Grant Award Summary

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) awarded Camden County Board of Education $1.5 million through the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556) on September 30, 2025. This five-year project grant, extending through May 31, 2030, funds the World Language Advancement Readiness Program (WLARP) to expand proficiency-based world language instruction at the school district serving Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Kingsland, Georgia. The initiative supports advanced language instruction in American Sign Language, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Latin, Chinese, and Japanese across grades K-12, with eligible advanced students pursuing interpreter certification through the University of Georgia.

The funded activities include curriculum development and integration, comprehensive professional development for educators focused on advanced language proficiency and cross-cultural competencies, and program expansion to serve the district's military-connected student population, which comprises approximately 25.8 percent of the roughly 9,123 students enrolled across ten target schools. By providing these language immersion resources and teacher development support, the grant addresses the unique academic needs of highly mobile military-connected students while enhancing overall student achievement and cross-cultural capabilities within this rural southeastern Georgia school district.