Department of Education

Description

•Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Under this competition, as provided for in Division D, Title III, of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Public Law 111-117, 5-year grants will be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security in order to enable successful students, as they advance from elementary school through secondary school and college, to achieve a superior level of Applications for grants under the Foreign Language Assistance Program--Local Educational Agencies with Institutions of Higher Education--CFDA Number 84.293A must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. The telephone number for the e-Applications Helpdesk is 1-888-336-8930.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Contact

Joyce Mays <br/>Management Analyst <br/>Phone 202-245-6122 <br/>joyce.mays@ed.gov <br/>Program Manager: <br/>Rebecca Richey <br/>U.S. Department of Education <br/>400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 5C141 Washington, DC 20202-6510 <br/>Telephone:(202)401-1443 or by e-mail:
rebecca.richey@ed.gov