Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): National Resource Centers Program

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.
This notice invites applications for two separate competitions. For funding and other key information for the two competitions, see the Award Information section of this notice. Purpose of Programs:  The NRC Program provides grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, strengthen, and operate comprehensive and undergraduate centers that will be national resources for: (a) Teaching of modern foreign languages; (b) instruction in fields needed to provide a full understanding of world regions where the modern foreign languages are used; (c) research and training in international studies and international and foreign language aspects of professional and other fields of study; and (d) instruction and research on issues in world affairs.The FLAS Program allocates academic year and summer fellowships to IHEs and consortia of IHEs to assist meritorious undergraduate and graduate students receiving modern foreign language training in combination with area studies, international studies, or the international aspects of professional studies. FLAS fellowships may also assist graduate students engaged in predissertation level study, preparation for dissertation research, dissertation research abroad, or dissertation writing.