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Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Program

Federal funding opportunity HE125426R5000 from DoD Education Activity (Department of Defense).

Posted
March 23, 2026
Closed
April 24, 2026
Award ceiling
$2,000,000
Award floor
$500,000
Program funding
$15,000,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
12.556
Category
Education
Archives
May 24, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.556 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$9.9M
FY2026 obligated
$107.2M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
43

Top recipients: Knob Noster School District R 8, York County School Division, Wichita Falls Isd, Cache School District 1, Burkburnett Independent School District

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) plans to award multiple WORLD LANGUAGE grants, subject to funding availability. Each grant will range from $500,000 to $2,000,000. Award amount is subject to eligibility requirements as described within this announcement. Period of performance for each grant awarded under this announcement will begin on September 30, 2026, and will end on May 31, 2031. All applicants who are selected for award will be notified by DoWEA of their award selection no later than September 30, 2026. This announcement is for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Program Grant only! Prospective applicants must complete the mandatory forms and project narrative in accordance with the instructions provided. 

Who can apply

Eligible Recipients: A Local Education Agency (LEA) with schools that have a military- connected student enrollment of 10% or greater for the 2024-2025 school year. Eligible schools must be part of an LEA that hosts or has a pending application to host a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) unit.

The official record

Grants.gov published the official terms and dates of this opportunity; this page keeps them as they were listed.

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Agency contact: Jennifer E Dailey-Perkins Grantor · [email protected] · 571-372-5861

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