Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program—Long-Term Projects, Assistance Listing Number 84.021B | ED GRANTS 011824 002

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The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program, run by the U.S. Department of Education through the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) and International Foreign Language Education (IFLE), funds overseas group projects that strengthen modern foreign language learning and area studies in the United States. The specific opportunity referenced here is the Long-Term Projects competition under Assistance Listing Number 84.021B, although the same overall competition notice also allows applicants to choose the short-term option (84.021A). The core idea is to support well-designed, supervised international programs that build participants language proficiency and deepen their understanding of the host region, with clear benefits that carry back into U.S. classrooms and institutions.

For the long-term track (84.021B), the program supports advanced overseas intensive language programs that can run for a full year, academic year, semester, trimester, quarter, or summer, depending on how the project is structured. These projects are meant to push participants beyond basic or intermediate coursework by giving them sustained, high-contact language learning in-country while they also experience daily life and culture in the region where the language is actually used. A key eligibility requirement for participants is that they should have already completed at least two academic years of study in the target language, since the program is focused on advanced intensive training rather than introductory instruction. Another central rule is that the language studied must be indigenous to the host country, and the project must make maximum use of local institutions and personnel, meaning applicants are expected to rely heavily on host-country universities, language centers, instructors, and other local expertise rather than exporting a mostly U.S.-delivered program.

Although this opportunity is labeled for long-term projects, the broader GPA competition description also explains the three short-term project types so applicants can choose the correct track when applying. Short-term seminars typically last 4 to 6 weeks and are built to help participants bring international content back into curricula at an institution of higher education or a school system, often by concentrating on a focused area-studies theme such as culture, society, or history. Curriculum development projects usually last 4 to 8 weeks and emphasize collecting and developing instructional resources for modern foreign language and area studies that can be used and shared in the United States. Group research or study projects can last from 3 to 12 months and support overseas research or structured study by a cohort. The application must clearly specify on the SF-424 cover sheet whether the request is for the short-term program (84.021A) or the long-term program (84.021B), since the requirements and expectations differ.

Eligible applicants are organizations rather than individuals. The competition allows applications from institutions of higher education (IHEs), State educational agencies (SEAs), private nonprofit educational organizations, and consortia made up of these entities. The listing of eligible applicant types also reflects common federal categories, including public and state-controlled IHEs, private IHEs, and nonprofits (including those with or without 501(c)(3) status, depending on how they document nonprofit standing). If the applicant is a nonprofit, the notice points to the standard Department of Education regulation for demonstrating nonprofit status (34 CFR 75.51), which can be satisfied through IRS recognition under 501(c)(3), a certification from a state taxing authority or attorney general, organizing documents that clearly establish nonprofit status, or documentation through a parent organization plus an affiliate statement.

Eligible participants in funded projects must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or U.S. permanent residents. The program is aimed at people who will multiply the impact of the overseas experience through teaching, curriculum leadership, and program administration. Participant categories include faculty who teach modern foreign languages or area studies at an IHE, elementary and secondary teachers, experienced education administrators responsible for planning or supervising language or area studies programs at the K-12 or postsecondary levels, and graduate students or upper-level undergraduates (juniors and seniors) who plan to enter teaching careers in modern foreign languages or area studies.

Administratively, this is a discretionary grant competition (Funding Instrument: Grant) administered by the Department of Education. The posted opportunity information indicates an application closing date of March 18, 2024, an anticipated maximum award amount (ceiling) of $300,000, and an expectation of around 10 awards. The official rules, priorities, required forms, selection criteria, performance measures, and submission instructions are contained in the Federal Register notice, which is treated as the controlling document. Applicants are also directed to follow the Department of Education Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Discretionary Grant Programs (published December 7, 2022) for standardized guidance on how to obtain, complete, and submit the application package, along with any additional submission requirements included with the GPA application materials.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program—Long-Term Projects, Assistance Listing Number 84.021B" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.021.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-18.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-03-18. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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