Project Grant SJA80023GR0013

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $144,544 project grant to Public University Corporation Akita International University under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant funding will support improving the communicative English language teaching skills of Japanese teachers of English from February 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to advance U.S. foreign policy goals through informing...

The U.S. Department of State, through its AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900), awarded a $1,499,999 Cooperative Agreement to World Learning Inc. to prepare at least 200 early-career English-language teachers from Central Asian countries to teach quality English language programming for adult and youth audiences. The award date is July 31, 2024, with a completion date of July 31, 2026. Under this Cooperative Agreement, World Learning Inc. will manage the C5 + ONE (Opening Networks...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $195,790.94 cooperative agreement to Teachers Of English To Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL) on September 30, 2021 to engage English trainers from state governments in India to use student-centered practices in their classrooms. The trainers will work to improve the quality of English instruction in government schools through September 30, 2022. This award supports the Department of State's Public Diplomacy Programs...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $9,398,638 Project Grant titled "SCALING AND SUSTAINING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING THAT SUPPORTS POSITIVE ACCELERATION FOR EARLY-CAREER TEACHERS" to the American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR). The project period runs from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029. The grant aims to refine, scale, test, and sustain a teacher professional learning program for early-career...

Summary of Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants Award to Michigan Department of Education The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) received a formula grant of $64.18 million under the Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program (CFDA 84.367) from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, with an award date of July 1, 2025, and a completion date of September 30, 2026. This program provides formula-based funding to state educational...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $661,598 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Lowell on September 1, 2024. The grant, titled "Responsive Opportunities for Personalized Educator Systems and Supports (ROPESS): A Multi-Tiered System of Support for Bilingual Educator Development and Retention," aims to support English language learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, in attaining English proficiency and...

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to prepare science teachers to engage multilingual learners in scientific argumentation through mixed-reality simulations. The key goals are to identify essential elements in teacher-student interactions that help elicit student thinking to improve scientific argumentation among secondary multilingual learners, and to explore the preliminary effects, acceptability, and...

The Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $383,282 Project Grant to Washington State University under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The purpose of the "CERTIFYING AND ADVANCING MULTILINGUAL TEACHERS BY INCREASING NUMBERS THROUGH THREE GROW-YOUR-OWN STRANDS (CAMINOS)" project is to support English language learners, including immigrant children and youth, in attaining English proficiency and meeting academic...

PROJECT TEACH: Training Educators and Audiologists Working with Young Children with Hearing Loss The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) awarded The Washington University a Project Grant of $283,164 (obligated October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026) under the Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program (CFDA 84.325). The PROJECT TEACH initiative focuses on developing and...

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received a $5.5 million formula grant award from the Office of English Language Acquisition (CFDA 84.365) effective July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under this English Language Acquisition State Grants program, Missouri will develop and implement comprehensive language instruction programs designed to help English learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and meet state academic...