Due June 3rd, the effort will increase the number of Americans who learn critical foreign languages.
With nearly $9 million available to one awardee, the Department of State’s U.S. Study Abroad Branch is seeking administration of the Critical Language Scholarship program in support of foreign policy goals including bolstering national security, promoting U.S. competetiveness and economic prosperity, and building mutual understanding with critical regions.
The award will fund more than 500 U.S. students at intensive overseas language institutes. The full NOFO describes the program purpose: “Global competencies for Americans, especially foreign language skills, are essential in engaging and understanding foreign societies, governments and peoples, especially in critical world regions, in order to promote cooperation, solve complex multi-national issues, and advance American interests.”
Program outcomes will include increases in language proficiency, deeper understanding of host societies, increased sharing of American culture and continued language learning and experience-sharing from alumni.
Anticipated languages include Arabic, Mandarin, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.
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Read more at grants.gov and at the bottom of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs open grant solicitation webpage.
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