Overseas Programs - Group Projects Abroad

 

To contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States by providing grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor.

Active 84.021 Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education B - Project Grants Not applicable. Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended, Section 102(b)(6), Public Law 87-256 Institutions of higher education, State departments of education, private nonprofit educational organizations, and a consortium of institutions, departments, and organizations. A participant must be: a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the U.S., employed full-time in a U.S. school system, IHE, LEA or SEA. and at least one of the following: o A teacher in a K-12 school; o A faculty member who teaches modern foreign languages or area studies; o An experienced administrator responsible for planning, conducting, or supervising programs in modern foreign languages or area studies at the K-12 or postsecondary levels; o A graduate student or junior or senior in an IHE, who is a prospective teacher in the areas of modern foreign languages or area studies. Students should meet the provisions set by their LEA or SEA; or o For the Advanced Overseas Intensive Language Training project, the participating student, other than those planning a teaching career, should be planning to apply their language skills and knowledge of countries vital to U.S. national security in fields outside teaching. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. An institution or organization interested in the program should plan and propose a group project that would significantly improve its program in foreign language and area studies. Specific guidelines for preparation of proposals as published in the Federal Register are available upon request from the Office of International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE). The institution or organization must give assurance that the individuals it nominates to undertake the projects are appropriately qualified. With the advice of a panel of academic consultants and an assessment of the feasibility and suitability of each proposal by U.S. Embassies and Binational Commissions in the proposed countries of study, the IFLE will make initial selections, and preliminary recommendations of grant recipients to the Secretary. All recommended selections are subject to review and final approval by the presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. The selection criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 664.31 and are as follows: (a) Plan of operation (20 points), (b) quality of key personnel (10 points), (c) budget and cost effectiveness (10 points), (d) evaluation plan (20 points), (e) adequacy of resources (5 points), (f) potential impact of the project on the development of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in American education (15 points), (g) relevance to the institution's educational goals and its relationship to its program development in modern foreign languages and area studies (10 points), and (h) the extent to which direct experience abroad is necessary to achieve the project's objectives and the effectiveness with which relevant host country resources will be utilized (10 points). Points are subject to change. Contact program officer for further information. The grant does not provide funds for project-related expenses within the United States. The grant funds may be used in the country of study for the following: maintenance stipend; round-trip international travel; project-related local travel; artifacts; books and other teaching materials; rent for instructional facilities; and clerical and professional services. Projects must focus on the humanities, social sciences and languages, and must focus on one or more of the following areas: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the Western Hemisphere (Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean), East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Near East. Not applicable. All fiscal records are subject to audit at any time within five years after close of the fiscal year in which expenditures are made. Documents bearing on receipt and expenditure of grant funds must be made available for inspection by the Department: (1) For three years after the close of the fiscal year in which expenditures are made if departmental audit has occurred by that time; (2) until audit or for five years following the end of budget period in which grant expired, whichever is later; or (3) until resolution of outstanding audit questions. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Depending on the funding opportunity, projects range from 5 weeks to 24 months. The information is included in the grant award document. None/Not specified. Cory Neal
International and Foreign Language Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202 US
GPA@ed.gov
Phone: (202) 453-6950 http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsgpa/. 91-0201-0-1-502 (Project Grants) FY 22$3,746,249.00; FY 23 est $5,184,691.00; FY 24 est $3,935,000.00; FY 21$2,492,713.00; FY 20$3,057,454.00; FY 19$2,671,000.00; FY 18$2,507,307.00; FY 17$2,792,439.00; FY 16$32,792,439.00; - Varies by competition. 34 CFR 664 and the Education Department General Administrative Regulations. Fiscal Year 2016 No Current Data Available.