The Department of Education (Department) shall award these competitive grants to public school divisions that provide one or more world language courses in a world language that is currently identified as critical by the National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarship program.
- Each grant shall be limited to an annual amount sufficient to provide one or more full-time equivalent teaching position to provide one or more critical foreign language courses.
- The Department shall establish guidelines for administering the program, including selection criteria that considers teacher experience and qualifications, student interest, class size and student to teacher ratios, and the number of courses to be taught.
The grant cycle will begin with a call for submissions in December 2023. The application period will run from January 2 to February 29, 2024. Status notifications will be sent in March 2024 in time for grant awards to be used to support programs in the 2024-2025 school year. Eligible languages for the 2024 grant award cycle are:
- Arabic
- Chinese (mandarin)
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Korean
- Persian (Tajiki)
- Russian
- Turkish
Application Planning Form - This form can be used to see all application questions and to gather information needed to complete the online application.
National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) Grant Application for School Divisions
The Department of Education (Department) shall award these competitive grants to public school divisions that provide one or more world language courses in a world language that is currently identified as critical by the National Security Language Initiative for Youth scholarship program.
- Each grant shall be limited to an annual amount sufficient to provide one or more full-time equivalent teaching position to provide one or more critical foreign language courses.
- The Department shall establish guidelines for administering the program, including selection criteria that considers teacher experience and qualifications, student interest, class size and student to teacher ratios, and the number of courses to be taught.
The grant cycle will begin with a call for submissions in December 2023. The application period will run from January 2 to February 29, 2024. Status notifications will be sent in March 2024 in time for grant awards to be used to support programs in the 2024-2025 school year. Eligible languages for the 2024 grant award cycle are:
- Arabic
- Chinese (mandarin)
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Korean
- Persian (Tajiki)
- Russian
- Turkish
Application Planning Form - This form can be used to see all application questions and to gather information needed to complete the online application.