ROTC Language and Culture Training Grants
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
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.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Local Government Consortium
- Nonprofit Organization
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.
How to Apply
Award Procedure
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.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 60 to 90 days
DLNSEO employs academic peer review for all institutional applications.
Program details & compliance
Description
Project Global Officer (Project GO) is a grant program aimed at improving the language skills, regional expertise, and intercultural communication skills of future military officers. Project GO works in support of Army, Air Force, and Navy/Marine ROTC accession strategies and personnel policies. Project GO facilitates collaborative efforts across universities, and also between universities and ROTC leadership. Project GO provides institutional grants to multiple U.S. universities. Grant funding has provided hundreds of summer scholarships to ROTC students for critical language study. Grant funding also supports university infrastructure in the critical languages.
Mission Categories
Primary: Higher Education
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
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.
Required Documentation
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.
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