World language advancement readiness program (WLARP)

The Department of Defense Education Activity awarded Harford County Board of Education $500,000 on September 30, 2025, under the World Language Advancement Readiness Program (WLARP), a competitive grant program (CFDA 12.556) that provides resources to local education agencies serving highly mobile military-connected students.

The award funds world language advancement initiatives at Harford County Public Schools, which serves over 40,000 students across 53 schools in Bel Air, Maryland. Military-connected students comprise over 10 percent of the district's enrollment and qualify the district for this DoDEA Educational Partnership Grant Program funding. The grant supports academic, social, and emotional needs of military-connected students through language advancement programming.

Performance runs through May 31, 2030. Work is performed in Bel Air, Maryland. Harford County Public Schools manages a broader federal grant portfolio totaling over $1 million from the Department of Education and Department of Defense Education Activity, including Impact Aid Program funding of $178,026 annually, the School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) initiative at $348,556, and multiple sub-grants through the Maryland State Department of Education for Title I, IDEA, English Language Acquisition, Career and Technical Education, professional development, after-school programs, and homeless services funding.