Foreign Language Assistance Program--Local Educational Agencies With Institutions of Higher Education CFDA 84.293A

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	Federal Grant Title:	Foreign Language Assistance Program--Local Educational Agencies With Institutions of Higher Education CFDA 84.293A
	CFDA Number:	84.293
	CFDA Description:	Foreign Language Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Education
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-042109-001
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 21, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 21, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 27, 2009 Applications Available: April 21, 2009. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 11, 2009. Notice of Intent to Apply: If you intend to apply for a grant under this competition, contact Yvonne Mathieu by e-mail: yvonne.mathieu@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 27, 2009.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 27, 2009 Applications Available: April 21, 2009. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 11, 2009. Notice of Intent to Apply: If you intend to apply for a grant under this competition, contact Yvonne Mathieu by e-mail: yvonne.mathieu@ed.gov. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 27, 2009.
	Archive Date:	Jun 26, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	26
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,193,495
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible Applicants: LEAs, including charter schools that are considered LEAs under State law, in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education.
Grant 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 required by Public Law 111-8 (the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009), 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 to achieve a superior level of proficiency in those languages. In addition, an LEA that receives a grant under this program must use the funds to support programs that show promise of being continued beyond the grant period and demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated to and duplicated in other LEAs. Projects supported under this program may also include a professional development component. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.293A. 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. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/e9-9132.pdf
Grant Announcement Contact: Julius Cotton ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. Phone 202-245-6140 julius.cotton@ed.gov Program Managers: Rebecca Richey U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5C144 Washington, DC 20202-6510 Telephone: (202) 401-1443 or e-mail: rebecca.richey@ed.gov or Cynthia Ryan U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5C140 Washington, DC 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 401-1436 or e-mail:

e-Mail: Program Manager [cynthia.ryan@ed.gov]
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