Foreign Language Assistance
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 84.293
- Agency
-
Office of English Language Acquisition
Department of Education
- Grant awards
- 467 $167,111,829 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Eligible applicants
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- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Beneficiaries
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- Education Professional
- Youth (16-21)
- State
- Student/Trainee
- Local
- Child (6-15)
- Education (9-12)
- Education (0-8)
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition funds innovative model programs of foreign language study in public elementary and secondary schools under Assistance Listing 84.293, with the most recent grant award dated September 1, 2011.
This program has not disbursed active grant awards since 2011. The portfolio shows highly volatile award activity over the funding history: 80 awards in 2006, then a sharp contraction to 2 awards in 2007, followed by 50 awards in 2009, 112 awards in 2010, and 2 awards again in 2011. The program began awarding grants in 2001. With no award activity for 15 years, the program appears dormant or substantially curtailed.
Funded activities cluster into two categories: grants to local education agencies (LEAs) for foreign language instruction and grants supporting LEA-institution of higher education partnerships for foreign language program development. State education agencies (SEAs) also received smaller grant allocations. Recent awards ranged from approximately $487 thousand to $34.3 million, with most falling between $3 million and $11 million. The program funded 467 grants total, obligating $167.1 million in federal dollars and $1.55 billion in combined federal and non-federal resources, indicating substantial recipient cost-sharing or matching requirements.
All 467 awards were Project Grants, and all funding came from a single source: the Department of Education Office of English Language Acquisition. Representative recent grants include a $34.3 million LEA grant (T293B080124, August 2010), a $26.8 million LEA award (T293B080036, August 2010), and a $20.8 million LEA grant (T293B080050, September 2010).
No recent grant opportunities are documented in the source. Given the fifteen-year gap since the last award, pursuing this program requires verification of current funding status and solicitation availability.
Objective and description
- Objective
To support innovative model programs of foreign language study in public elementary and secondary schools.
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEA grants | Berks County Intermediate Unit 14 | $897,078 | |
| Foreign languages assistance/LEA grants/foreign language program-LEA/IHE partnership | Cambridge Public School | $477,754 | |
| LEA grants | Cumberland County Board Of | $706,375 | |
| LEA grants | County Of Henrico | $270,622 | |
| Foreign language assistance - sea grants | West Virginia Department Of Education | $364,422 | |
| Foreign language assistance - sea grants | Department Of Education Nebraska | $584,694 | |
| Foreign language assistance - sea grants | Commonwealth Of Virginia State Board Of Education | $505,367 | |
| LEA grants | Summit County Educational Service Center | $893,869 | |
| LEA grants | Deer Valley School District #97 | $664,474 | |
| LEA grants | San Diego County Office Of Education | $893,195 |
Latest 10 of 467 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Multnomah County School Dist 1J | $3,377,500 | 2% |
| 2 | Glendale Unified School District | $3,261,675 | 2% |
| 3 | San Francisco Unified School District | $2,380,716 | 1% |
| 4 | Dearborn Public School District | $2,084,291 | 1% |
| 5 | Walnut Valley Unified School District | $2,065,852 | 1% |
| 6 | Cumberland County Board Of | $2,005,500 | 1% |
| 7 | Fayette County Board Of Education | $1,800,000 | 1% |
| 8 | Board Of Education-Memphis City Schools | $1,786,914 | 1% |
| 9 | Culver City Unified School District | $1,770,866 | 1% |
| 10 | Glastonbury Board Of Education | $1,692,604 | 1% |
10 of 193 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2015 | -$636,612 |
| FY2014 | -$569,787 |
| FY2011 | $26,374,824 |
| FY2010 | $26,714,461 |
| FY2009 | $44,573,007 |
| FY2008 | $28,124,307 |
| FY2007 | $326,738 |
| FY2006 | $14,256,182 |
| FY2005 | $6,960,934 |
| FY2004 | $175,942 |
| FY2003 | $10,157,376 |
| FY2002 | $4,357,544 |
| FY2001 | $6,296,913 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 84.293?
Assistance Listing 84.293 is Foreign Language Assistance, a federal grant program run by Office of English Language Acquisition (Department of Education). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Foreign Language Assistance?
Its CFDA number is 84.293: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 84.293 awarded?
467 grant awards under 84.293 have obligated $167,111,829 in federal funds to 193 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 84.293?
The recipients obligated the most under Foreign Language Assistance are Multnomah County School Dist 1J ($3,377,500), Glendale Unified School District ($3,261,675) and San Francisco Unified School District ($2,380,716).
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