Project Grant SLA90018GR0004

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 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 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded The Asia Foundation a Cooperative Agreement valued at $101,155.00 on September 26, 2025, to implement the ACCESS Summit program under the Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs Appropriation Overseas Grants (CFDA 19.022). The program aims to strengthen English language skills among students and teachers from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam while building regional connections and developing leadership capabilities across the three-country...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Family Health International (FHI 360) received a $4.1 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Academic Exchange Programs - English Language Programs (CFDA 19.421) for the Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Program. The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2028, supports the delivery of graduate-level English language instruction and professional...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $124,787.74 Project Grant to Hanoi University to organize the Speak-to-Lead English-speaking contest for high school students from provinces in Vietnam in 2021. The grant was awarded on September 29, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, the grant will fund Hanoi...

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 U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs has awarded a $173,000 Project Grant to the Public Foundation For Innovation Education "Lingua", a non-profit organization in Kyrgyzstan, under the Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900). The grant will fund the implementation of a teacher training program for English and STEM teachers in seven regions and Bishkek in 2023-2024. The program aims to strengthen democratic institutions,...

This $283,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the AEECA/ESF Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.900) will support the "English Without Borders" program in Tajikistan from January 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026. The program aims to support English language teachers and learners across all educational levels in Tajikistan through peer-to-peer networking, development of pedagogical materials, and professional...

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 Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $576,000 Project Grant under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365) to the University of Colorado-Denver. The grant, titled "PROJECT NXTGEN COLORADO BILINGUE", will support the university's efforts to improve English language instruction, academic achievement, and educational outcomes for English language learners (ELs), including immigrant children and youth, in the state of...