Project Grant U282E180018

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 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 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...

The Department of Defense Education Activity awarded Newport News Public Schools a $3,582,758.95 Project Grant under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will fund the expansion of the school district's Spanish dual language immersion program to two additional schools, Denbigh Early Childhood Center and Lee Hall Elementary, to increase accessibility for military-connected students. Students at three additional...

The Virginia Beach City Public Schools was awarded a $1,061,000 project grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will support expansion of the division's Spanish immersion program to include a two-way dual language immersion model and improve student competency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Specifically, the grant-funded project will...

The Gwinnett County Board of Education was awarded a $640,693 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition under the English Language Acquisition State Grants program (CFDA 84.365). The "Dual Language Immersion Teacher Engagement (DLITE) Across Georgia" project aims to improve English language instruction, academic achievement, and educational outcomes for English language learners in Suwanee, Georgia. The funding will support...

The Camden County Board of Education in Kingsland, Georgia was awarded a $3 million Project Grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program. The grant will support the Camden County Schools' Passport World Language program, which aims to provide age-appropriate, proficiency-based instruction in multiple languages to approximately 9,123 students across 10 target schools in rural...

The Association for the Advancement of International Education Inc. was awarded a $180,000 Project Grant from the Department of State Bureau of Administration under the Overseas Schools Program (CFDA 19.023) to provide education assistance from September 7, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The Overseas Schools Program, administered by the Office of Overseas Schools, aims to promote quality elementary and secondary educational opportunities for dependents of American citizens abroad as well as support...

The San Diego Unified School District was awarded a $2 million block grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity under the Competitive Grants: Promoting K-12 Student Achievement at Military-Connected Schools program (CFDA 12.556). The grant will fund the Operation World Language Success project to expand and enhance world language programs across 11 schools in the district from September 2022 through May 2027. Specifically, the project aims to (1) expand access to world language...

The Department of State Bureau of Administration awarded a $324,750 project grant to American International Schools In The Americas, Inc. (Amisa) under the Overseas Schools Program (CFDA 19.023). The grant will provide education assistance as described in Attachment 2 to Amisa from September 19, 2022 through July 31, 2023. The Overseas Schools Program promotes quality educational opportunities at the elementary and secondary levels for dependents of American citizens carrying out programs and...