The Language Flagship Grants to Institutions of Higher Education
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Funded Projects
Examples of what this program has supported.
Program Objective
(1) To establish centers for the teaching of critical languages that enable students to reach or exceed Level 3 in proficiency based on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale in African Languages, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Persian, and Russian;
(2) To develop curricular, institutional, and instructional models for advanced language learning;
(3) To test those models;
(4) To stimulate institutional support and long term commitment to reforming language learning; and
(5) To improve national capacity in critical languages
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Interstate Organization
- Nonprofit Organization
The award for this program is made to a nonprofit organization that administers this assistance program on behalf of DoD. The award is typically a cooperative agreement made to administer this CFDA program as well as CFDA # 12.551 (National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholarships) and CFDA # 12.552 (National Security Education Program David L. Boren Fellowships). The award is reported to USASpending.gov only under this CFDA number since it has the most funding of the three programs.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
All qualified applications for grants/subawards will be forwarded to an objective review committee. Subaward decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from an independent merit review.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 90 to 120 days
- Renewal interval: From 30 to 60 days
- Appeal: From 60 to 90 days
DLNSEO employs academic peer review for all institutional applications.
Program details & compliance
Description
Grants to Institutions of Higher Education to operate domestic and overseas programs for undergraduate students to develop professional level proficiency in critical languages. The critical languages are Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Persian, Portuguese (Brazilian), and Russian.
Mission Categories
Primary: Higher Education
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
Subawards (grants) are made to U.S. institutions of higher education to develop or strengthen their capabilities to enhance the national capacity and educate U.S. citizens in critical languages and cultures together with a variety of academic and professional disciplines. The National Security Education Act places no special or unique requirements on institutions receiving subawards. The only requirements that govern all Federal subawards will apply to institutions receiving National Security Education Program (NSEP) assistance. No International exchange programs may be funded by NSEP.
Required Documentation
The contractor made grant awards are subject to: 1) receipt of applicable/acceptable certifications and representations from applicant; 2) the applicant 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) the applicant meeting other proposal requirements specified by the awarding office.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements
Formula
This program has no statutory formula