The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano to develop an English language program for teachers-in-training and early career teachers in the Dominican Republic. The grant was awarded on September 30, 2021 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to support the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics and expanding relationships between citizens...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $5,931,000.00 from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CFDA 19.421 - Academic Exchange Programs - English Language Programs) supports the development of openly-licensed, accessible, and Section 508 compliant professional development opportunities for English language educators and professionals. The funded activities include online courses, virtual exchanges, webinars, and social media resources, which are...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant to Loyola Marymount University under the Comprehensive Centers Program (CFDA No. 84.283). This grant will support the establishment of a Center on English Learners and Multilingualism, which will provide training, professional development, and technical assistance to state, regional, and local educational agencies to improve educational opportunities and close achievement gaps, with...
The Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs awarded a $177,602.50 Project Grant to Asociacion Experimento De Convivencia Internacional Del Ecuador through the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program. The grant will support improving the English proficiency of public Ecuadorian English teachers from March 2021 through January 2023. The goal is to raise citizen prosperity through more effective English education, as well as provide greater job and economic...
This federal Project Grant award of $748,346.18, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365), will support Eastern University in developing a National Professional Development Program to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers serving English language learners (ELs). The program will focus on implementing evidence-based pre-service professional development...
The State of New Mexico Public Education Department received a $5,832,083 Formula Grant award under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365) from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition. This grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, supports a comprehensive range of educational services and professional development activities designed to help English language learners (ELs), including immigrant children...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $670,397 Project Grant under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365) to Dual Language Education of New Mexico. The award, titled "PROJECT SEMBRAR: SUSTAINING EQUITY THROUGH MENTORSHIP, BILINGUAL TEACHER RECRUITMENT, ALLIANCES, AND RETENTION," will fund a one-year project from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The project aims to support English language learners (ELs),...
The State of New Mexico Public Education Department received a $4.9 million Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support English language acquisition services under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will help the State of New Mexico ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain...
This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) will support the development and implementation of a professional development framework for school administrators and teachers. The framework aims to build...
The Department of Education of Puerto Rico, doing business as Departamento De Instruccion Publica, has received a $4,092,807.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). This grant program aims to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency and meet the same challenging state academic standards as all...