Foreign Language Assistance

 

To support innovative model programs of foreign language study in public elementary and secondary schools.

Deleted 03/03/2014 (Archived.) 84.293 Agency: Department of Education
Office: Office of English Language Acquisition PROJECT GRANTS Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title V, Part D, Subpart 9. State and local educational agencies and partnerships of institutions of higher educaiton with local educational agencies may apply. Elementary and secondary school children benefit. Contact program office. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. To participate, an organization must have on file with the Secretary of Education, by the designated deadline, an application that complies with the statutory requirements. Contact the program office for specific application information. Applications are approved for awards by the Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement For Limited English Proficient Students, based on evaluations and recommendations of outside experts and an administrative review of the applications. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 90 to 120 days. Not Applicable. Renewals are based on an annual review of the performance data and the availability of funds. Selection criteria include: need for the project, quality of the project design, management plan, and evaluation. The program has two program areas: one for local educational agencies (LEAs) and one for State educational agencies (SEAs). The SEA program supports innovative model programs of foreign language study in elementary and secondary schools. The LEA program may include a professional development component and must support projects that show the promise of being continued beyond the grant period. Not less than three-fourths of the appropriation must be used for elementary-level projects. Beginning in FY08, Congress also appropriated funds specifically to award funds to partnerships of institutions of higher education (IHEs) along with LEAs to establish articulated programs of study in critical languages. Critical languages are defined as languages critical to United States national security and include Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and languages in the Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language families. The program did not receive funding in FY 2012. Financial status and performance reports, as required by EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.720. Specific reporting requirements are contained in the grant documents. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Financial status and performance reports, as required by EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.720. Specific reporting requirements are contained in the grant documents. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Grantees are required to maintain appropriate records related to grant funds, as required by EDGAR. This program has no statutory formula.
Matching Requirements: Percent: 50.%. Matching 50 percent of total program funding. Applicants may apply for a waiver of this requirement.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Awards are made for 3 to 5 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Electronic transfer. None. Rebecca Richey, Department of Education, OELA 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Email: Rebecca.richey@ed.gov Phone: (202) 245-7133. http://www.ed.gov/programs/flap/index.html. 18-1000-0-1-501. (Project Grants) FY 11 $26,874,144; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $0 $50,000-$300,000. No specific regulations have been developed. EDGAR, 34 CFR 75, 77, 80, 81, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99, and 299. Fiscal Year 2012: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2013: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2014: No Current Data Available