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 federal Project Grant award titled "BLOOM: BUILDING LANGUAGE AND OPENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTILINGUALISM" was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition (CFDA 84.365 - English Language Acquisition State Grants) in the amount of $699,298.00 with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. The grant was awarded to Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, a public liberal arts college with a mission of serving American...
The National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) was awarded a $568,048 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition to support the PARA TODOS program. Under the one-year award beginning September 1, 2021, NABE will promote accelerated reading, language, and literacy achievement among multilingual students through its PARA TODOS program. The grant funding will support NABE's efforts to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant...
This $322,241 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence-Teacher Preparation and Development program (CFDA 84.428) supports Dallas College's "Creating Excellence in Bilingual Educators (CEBE)" initiative. The goal of this one-year project, which began on October 1, 2024, is to strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline by supporting the recruitment, preparation, placement, and...
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 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,...
This federal Project Grant award of $870,443.42 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365) was awarded to Siena College on March 6, 2025. The award will support the development of a National Professional Development (NPD) program to increase the number of bilingual and multilingual teachers serving English learners. The project aims to strengthen teacher preparation and support through...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition awarded a $633,914 Project Grant to Alder Graduate School of Education (Alder GSE) to fund the Bilingual and Multilingual Educator Pathways (B-MEP) program. This 1-year grant, spanning September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025, aims to develop teacher training programs focused on building effective, diverse bilingual and multilingual educators for high-need schools. The B-MEP program aligns with the objectives of the English...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under CFDA 84.325 - Special Education - Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities - provides $132,691 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) for the "PROJECT MESA: MULTILINGUAL, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL COMMUNICATION APPROACHES" initiative. This 12-month project aims to enhance the preparation of...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition has awarded a $699,641 Project Grant to Chemeketa Community College under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The grant, titled "Accessible Pathways for Bilingual Leaders in Education (ABLE): Elevating Bilingual Student Teacher Leaders to Better Serve English Language Learners," will fund the development of professional development programs to increase the number of bilingual...