Project Grant P016A230049

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 U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has awarded a $9,782,228 Cooperative Agreement to American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc. to administer the FY2025 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. The CLS Program aims to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and others. Under this award, American Councils for International Education will manage various...

The Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $699,298 Project Grant under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365) to Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. The grant, titled "BLOOM: BUILDING LANGUAGE AND OPENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTILINGUALISM," aims to develop and deliver professional development programs to increase the capacity of bilingual and multilingual teachers supporting English language learners. The grant will fund evidence-based...

The U.S. Department of Education, through its Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program (CFDA 84.016), awarded Governors State University a $107,324 project grant to develop a Mandarin curriculum/course and international business preparation program with enhanced accessibility for undergraduate students. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports the university's efforts to strengthen undergraduate instruction in international studies...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant to Loyola Marymount University to establish a Center on English Learners and Multilingualism (CELM) under the Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA 84.283). The center will provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to state, regional, and local educational agencies to improve educational opportunities, close achievement gaps, and enhance instructional...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $633,914 Project Grant to the Alder Graduate School of Education (Alder GSE) for the "Bilingual and Multilingual Educator Pathways (B-MEP): Building Supportive Community-Based Pathways for Bilingual and Multilingual Teachers" program. The grant, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, aims to develop teacher training programs that will build effective, diverse bilingual...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program (CFDA 84.016), provides $144,105 to the University of Oregon to support an integrative curriculum project that connects the past and future in international studies. The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund the development of new language curricula, the creation of study...

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 University of Massachusetts Lowell received a $661,598 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Education's English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365) to support its "Responsive Opportunities for Personalized Educator Systems and Supports (ROPESS): A Multi-Tiered System of Support for Bilingual Educator Development and Retention" project. The award, effective September 1, 2024, aims to develop professional development programs that increase the capacity of...

The Project Grant award for the "CAL POLY BRILLANTE PROGRAM: BILINGUAL/RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND NEW TEACHERS/EDUCATORS" provides $600,719.00 in funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (CFDA 84.365 - English Language Acquisition State Grants program). This award supports the development and implementation of a bilingual and responsive instructional program at Cal Poly to improve educational outcomes for English...