ROTC Language and Culture Training Grants

 

Project GO (Global Officers) is a DoD-funded initiative that promotes critical language education, study abroad, and intercultural dialogue opportunities within the ROTC student population in order to develop future military officers who possess the cross-cultural communication skills required for effective leadership in the 21st Century operational environment.

Active 12.357 Department of Defense B - Project Grants; Z - Salaries and Expenses Fiscal Year 2016 Budget projection for FY 2016 is about the same as FY 2015. There were 24 institutional grantees in FY 2016. 524 ROTC students received scholarships under the program during this fiscal year. 90% of the students met the goal of ILR 1 and above proficiency in the speaking modality.
Fiscal Year 2017 There are currently 24 institutional grantees in FY 2017. We project approximately 520 students received scholarships under the program during this fiscal year. There is no proficiency data available at this time since programs are still running.
Fiscal Year 2023 The Language Training Centers have supported the language and cultural training needs of a wide range of DoD personnel including military linguists, intelligence analysts, special operations forces, foreign area officers, and the general purpose forces. The LTCs provide support for programs and missions that include scheduled deployments to Afghanistan, the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, enduring intelligence analysis requirements, and regional alignment. National Defense Authorization Act of 2006, Section 535, Public Law 109-163 Any accredited U.S. institution of higher education (defined in 20 U.S.C. 1001 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is eligible to apply for a grant. This includes 2 and 4 year colleges and universities, both public and private. Other organizations, associations, agencies, and foreign institutions may be included in proposals but may not be direct recipients of a grant. Federal government schools are not eligible. Applicants must demonstrate an institutional commitment to increasing the critical language and cross-cultural proficiency of their ROTC students as well as proven institutional capability to provide quality instruction in these subject areas. Institutions applying for institutional grants must have an ROTC unit on their campus. Accredited U.S. institutions of higher education and their ROTC students. Award is subject to: 1) receipt of applicable/acceptable certifications and representations; 2) having a current registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov); 3), the applicant, its principals, proposed subrecipients/subrecipient principals not appearing in SAM Exclusions as currently debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible; and 4) meeting other requirements specified in the agency announcements. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. All eligible, private and public U.S. institutions of higher education may submit proposals in response to the relevant agency announcements posted on grants.gov. Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from an independent merit review by a panel comprised of specialists in language acquisition and study abroad as well as representatives from the military services. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Not applicable. Renewals are negotiated and are conducted annually based on national program strategy, institutional performance and availability of funds. All projects must involve a comprehensive and structured language component and study abroad component although projects do not need to offer each component under their own auspices. All projects must clearly demonstrate strong recruiting and retention plans as well as plans for institutional commitment. All projects has an articulated existing or planned paths to allow Project GO students to reach the minimum ILR level 1 proficiency by the time of their graduation through one intensive language intervention or a series of multiple language interventions. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education to expand ROTC student participation in the study of critical languages and study abroad. Grant awards are only made to U.S. institutions of higher education with ROTC units on their campuses. Grant funds are used for any appropriate academic-oriented experience including student support for intensive domestic and overseas language immersion and academic year interventions to strengthen on-campus or web-based language instruction. Funding may not be used for students in Junior ROTC or students below the legal age limit for participation in ROTC. Performance Reports: Site visits are conducted. Challenges, Successes, Enrollment Figures, etc., on a quarterly basis. Funds expended on a quarterly basis. A program-specific audit will be conducted each year. Record keeping requirements are in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award, which will include appropriate provisions related to recipient records that are required by the DoD Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARs). 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. Grants are one-year awards and may be renewed up to two years. Additional renewal years are possible based on performance, program needs and availability of funding. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Quarterly. None/Not specified. Shirley T. Rapues
4800 Mark Center Drive
Suite 8G08
Alexandria, VA 22350-7000 US
shirley.t.rapues.civ@mail.mil
Phone: (571) 256-0716
Fax: (703) 588-5667 https://www.thelanguageflagship.org 97-0100-7-3-001 (Salaries and Expenses) FY 22$22,000,000.00; FY 23 est $0.00; FY 24 est $0.00; FY 21$24,000,000.00; FY 20$23,000,000.00; FY 17$8,550,000.00; FY 18 est $7,000,000.00; FY 19 est $19,109,834.00; FY 16$7,280,000.00; - Grants range from $150,000 to $350,000 annually for multi-year projects. The DoDGARS (as updated through DoD's interim implementation of 2 CFR part 200 which can be found at 2 CFR part 1103) applies to DoD grants and cooperative agreements. Fiscal Year 2016 Arizona State University Boston University Duke University Embry-Riddle Aero University Georgia Institute of Technology Indiana University James Madison University Marquette University Northeastern University Norwich University San Diego State University Texas A&M University The Citadel University of Arizona University of Florida University of Kansas University of Maryland - College Park University of Mississippi University of North Georgia University of Montana University of Pittsburgh University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Fiscal Year 2017 Arizona State University Boston University Duke University Embry-Riddle Aero University Georgia Institute of Technology Indiana University James Madison University Marquette University Northeastern University Norwich University San Diego State University Texas A&M University The Citadel University of Arizona University of Florida University of Kansas University of Maryland - College Park University of Mississippi University of North Georgia University of Montana University of Pittsburgh University of Wisconsin-Madison Virginia Tech Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Fiscal Year 2021 Funding for the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) which recruits, trains, sustains, and enhances language and culture capabilities to ensure national security and defense readiness by building a highly-qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international expertise.
Fiscal Year 2023 Funding for the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) which recruits, trains, sustains, and enhances language and culture capabilities to ensure national security and defense readiness by building a highly-qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international expertise.