This grant from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Office of Academic Exchange Programs is for eligible public and private non-profit organizations or consortia to administer and implement intensive overseas foreign language institutes. These Critical Language Scholarships facilitate instruction for American undergraduate and graduate students in various critical languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Russian, and others across the Near East, East Asia, Europe, and South Central Asia. Funding is divided into two components: Component A supports nationwide participant recruitment and selection, while Component B covers the administration and implementation of 6-10 week summer institutes. The program seeks to develop new institutional language-teaching capacity abroad. A total of $10,000,000 is available.
Opportunity ID: 47724
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-A-E-10-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Please see full announcement. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 02, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 10, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 17, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 18, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $9,650,000 |
| Award Floor: | $350,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see full announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational andCultural Affairs announces an open competition for two or more assistanceawards for the 2010 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive SummerInstitutes, which provide foreign language instruction overseas for Americanundergraduate and graduate students. Public and private non-profitorganizations, or consortia of such organizations, meeting the provisionsdescribed in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3), may submitproposals to cooperate with the Bureau in the administration and implementationof one or both of the two components available under this competition. Eachcomponent requires a separate proposal submission.It is anticipated that the total amount of funding available for all FY 2010administrative and program costs to support both program components A and B,including all language groupings, outlined below will be $10,000,000. Applicantorganizations bidding on two or more language groups must submit a separateproposal not exceeding $350,000 for the recruitment and selection of allparticipants (Component A). Applicant organizations may submit proposalsrequesting funds not exceeding $9,650,000 to implement the CLS institutesbetween June and August 2010 (Component B).Average participant costs per language group under Component B should notexceed $16,000.Component A: Participant Recruitment and Selection:The first component of this competition is for recruitment and selection of all U.S.participants for these summer institutes. While the CLS Institutes are active inmultiple countries, it is important that a single worldwide program identity bemaintained. Therefore, applicant organizations applying to administer programsfor two or more language groups are required to submit a separate proposal for2this component, demonstrating the capacity to conduct a nationwide participantrecruitment and selection process for all language institutes.Only applicant organizations applying for two or more of the language groupslisted below will be eligible to bid on this component. Only one organization willbe selected to administer the participant recruitment and selection process.Component B: Administration and Implementation of Institutes:The second component is for the administration and implementation of six- toten-week summer institutes overseas for participants in countries where Arabic,Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and the Indic, Persian, andTurkic language families are widely spoken.Eligible organizations or consortia may submit proposals for the administrationand implementation of one or more of the following language groupings:· Arabic language institutes in the Near East and North Africa region fornot less than a total of 185 advanced beginning, intermediate and advancedstudents.· Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean language institutes in theEast Asia and Pacific region for not less than a total of 155 beginning (Koreanand Indonesian only), intermediate and advanced students.· Azerbaijani, Russian and Turkish language institutes in the Europe andEurasia region for not less than a total of 143 beginning (Turkish only),intermediate and advanced students.· Persian and Indic (Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu) languageinstitutes in the South Central Asia region for not less than a total of 92 beginning(Indic languages only), intermediate and advanced students.See section on Country and Language Information under Administration andImplementation of Institutes for additional information and a description oflanguage levels.These summer institutes should offer U.S. undergraduate and graduate studentsstructured classroom instruction and less formal interactive learning opportunitiesthrough a comprehensive exchange experience that primarily emphasizeslanguage learning. Proposals from applicant organizations should demonstratethe development of new institutional language-teaching capacity overseas forthese summer institutes and not propose enrolling participants in programsalready in existence. This program is designed to develop additional overseaslanguage study opportunities for U.S. students. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Hans Posey
Program Specialist Email:poseyhe@state.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Deadline extended to July 17, 2009. | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| Jun 19, 2009 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-A-E-10-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Please see full announcement. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 02, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 10, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 17, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 18, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $9,650,000 |
| Award Floor: | $350,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see full announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational andCultural Affairs announces an open competition for two or more assistanceawards for the 2010 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive SummerInstitutes, which provide foreign language instruction overseas for Americanundergraduate and graduate students. Public and private non-profitorganizations, or consortia of such organizations, meeting the provisionsdescribed in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3), may submitproposals to cooperate with the Bureau in the administration and implementationof one or both of the two components available under this competition. Eachcomponent requires a separate proposal submission.It is anticipated that the total amount of funding available for all FY 2010administrative and program costs to support both program components A and B,including all language groupings, outlined below will be $10,000,000. Applicantorganizations bidding on two or more language groups must submit a separateproposal not exceeding $350,000 for the recruitment and selection of allparticipants (Component A). Applicant organizations may submit proposalsrequesting funds not exceeding $9,650,000 to implement the CLS institutesbetween June and August 2010 (Component B).Average participant costs per language group under Component B should notexceed $16,000.Component A: Participant Recruitment and Selection:The first component of this competition is for recruitment and selection of all U.S.participants for these summer institutes. While the CLS Institutes are active inmultiple countries, it is important that a single worldwide program identity bemaintained. Therefore, applicant organizations applying to administer programsfor two or more language groups are required to submit a separate proposal for2this component, demonstrating the capacity to conduct a nationwide participantrecruitment and selection process for all language institutes.Only applicant organizations applying for two or more of the language groupslisted below will be eligible to bid on this component. Only one organization willbe selected to administer the participant recruitment and selection process.Component B: Administration and Implementation of Institutes:The second component is for the administration and implementation of six- toten-week summer institutes overseas for participants in countries where Arabic,Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and the Indic, Persian, andTurkic language families are widely spoken.Eligible organizations or consortia may submit proposals for the administrationand implementation of one or more of the following language groupings:· Arabic language institutes in the Near East and North Africa region fornot less than a total of 185 advanced beginning, intermediate and advancedstudents.· Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean language institutes in theEast Asia and Pacific region for not less than a total of 155 beginning (Koreanand Indonesian only), intermediate and advanced students.· Azerbaijani, Russian and Turkish language institutes in the Europe andEurasia region for not less than a total of 143 beginning (Turkish only),intermediate and advanced students.· Persian and Indic (Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu) languageinstitutes in the South Central Asia region for not less than a total of 92 beginning(Indic languages only), intermediate and advanced students.See section on Country and Language Information under Administration andImplementation of Institutes for additional information and a description oflanguage levels.These summer institutes should offer U.S. undergraduate and graduate studentsstructured classroom instruction and less formal interactive learning opportunitiesthrough a comprehensive exchange experience that primarily emphasizeslanguage learning. Proposals from applicant organizations should demonstratethe development of new institutional language-teaching capacity overseas forthese summer institutes and not propose enrolling participants in programsalready in existence. This program is designed to develop additional overseaslanguage study opportunities for U.S. students. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Hans Posey
Program Specialist Email:poseyhe@state.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | ECA-A-E-10-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Please see full announcement. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 2 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 10, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 11, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $9,650,000 |
| Award Floor: | $350,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Please see full announcement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs |
| Description: | The Office of Academic Exchange Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for two or more assistance awards for the 2010 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes, which provide foreign language instruction overseas for American undergraduate and graduate students. Public and private non-profit organizations, or consortia of such organizations, meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3), may submit proposals to cooperate with the Bureau in the administration and implementation of one or both of the two components available under this competition. Each component requires a separate proposal submission. It is anticipated that the total amount of funding available for all FY 2010 administrative and program costs to support both program components A and B, including all language groupings, outlined below will be $10,000,000. Applicant organizations bidding on two or more language groups must submit a separate proposal not exceeding $350,000 for the recruitment and selection of all participants (Component A). Applicant organizations may submit proposals requesting funds not exceeding $9,650,000 to implement the CLS institutes between June and August 2010 (Component B). Average participant costs per language group under Component B should not exceed $16,000. Component A: Participant Recruitment and Selection: The first component of this competition is for recruitment and selection of all U.S. participants for these summer institutes. While the CLS Institutes are active in multiple countries, it is important that a single worldwide program identity be maintained. Therefore, applicant organizations applying to administer programs for two or more language groups are required to submit a separate proposal for 2 this component, demonstrating the capacity to conduct a nationwide participant recruitment and selection process for all language institutes. Only applicant organizations applying for two or more of the language groups listed below will be eligible to bid on this component. Only one organization will be selected to administer the participant recruitment and selection process. Component B: Administration and Implementation of Institutes: The second component is for the administration and implementation of six- to ten-week summer institutes overseas for participants in countries where Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and the Indic, Persian, and Turkic language families are widely spoken. Eligible organizations or consortia may submit proposals for the administration and implementation of one or more of the following language groupings: · Arabic language institutes in the Near East and North Africa region for not less than a total of 185 advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced students. · Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean language institutes in the East Asia and Pacific region for not less than a total of 155 beginning (Korean and Indonesian only), intermediate and advanced students. · Azerbaijani, Russian and Turkish language institutes in the Europe and Eurasia region for not less than a total of 143 beginning (Turkish only), intermediate and advanced students. · Persian and Indic (Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu) language institutes in the South Central Asia region for not less than a total of 92 beginning (Indic languages only), intermediate and advanced students. See section on Country and Language Information under Administration and Implementation of Institutes for additional information and a description of language levels. These summer institutes should offer U.S. undergraduate and graduate students structured classroom instruction and less formal interactive learning opportunities through a comprehensive exchange experience that primarily emphasizes language learning. Proposals from applicant organizations should demonstrate the development of new institutional language-teaching capacity overseas for these summer institutes and not propose enrolling participants in programs already in existence. This program is designed to develop additional overseas language study opportunities for U.S. students. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Hans Posey
Program Specialist Email:poseyhe@state.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 47724 Full Announcement-1 -> rfgp_intensive summer language insitutes (for publication).pdf
Folder 47724 Full Announcement-1 -> pogi_intensive summer language institutes (for publication).pdf
Folder 47724 Full Announcement-2 -> 2010 isli corrections.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Hans Posey Program Specialist Email: poseyhe@state.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-A-E-10-01 | Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes | PKG00012415 | Jun 02, 2009 | Jul 10, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
47724 SF424-2.0.pdf
47724 Budget-1.1.pdf
47724 Project-1.1.pdf
47724 SF424A-1.0.pdf
47724 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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