Funding forWorld Language Programs
Prepared byJennie L. Frazier and Irma R. Torres
World Language Consulting

Planning for funding:Create advocacy
1. Support:– Establish a support network to facilitate and develop therationale for the importance of a quality world language
program

2. Rationale:– Gather and develop benefits of second language learning: improved academic achievement
 increased cognitive development
 positive attitudes and beliefs toward other people andcultures
ACTFL rationale
Japanese rationale

Researching and Securing
World Language Funding

Levels:
1. National
2. State
3. LocalResearching and Securing
World Language Funding

Sources:
1. Government
2. Language organizations
3. Business4. Private or foundation organizations

Researching and Securing
World Language Funding

Funding Components:
1. Staffing
2. Materials
3. Curriculum development
4. Professional development
5. Assessment

Grant Writing
Every grant has two parts:
1. Narrative – abstract, project description,
justification, goals and objectives, evaluation,
procedures and activities, timeline,
dissemination
2. Budget – individual line items with estimate of
total project cost
Additional grant writing websites:
SchoolGrants,The Art of Grant Writing,
GRANTwriters Online

National Funding
Federal FLAP Grants
1. Definition••••••••Foreign Language Assistance Program
Federally funded
Multiple-year grant
Matching funds to establish, improve or expand
articulated K-12 or K-16 programs
One of the largest sources of federal fundingAwarded to individual districts or state agencies
Matching FLAP funds not limited to new local
funds
Priority given to National Security Language
Initiative critical world languages

2. FLAP Grant Process• Competitive• Cost sharing program• Must match 100% of federal funds

each year• Waivers available for district financialhardship
http://www.ed.gov/programs/flap/index.html

3. FLAP Grantees – 2009 Japanese• South Orangetown Central Schools,Orangetown, New York• Northeastern Educational Intermediate
Unit, Pennsylvania• San Francisco Unified School District,
San Francisco, California• Fayette County Public Schools, Kentucky• West Virginia Department of Education

4. FLAP Grants – Tips

• Develop extended sequence of study(K-12 or K-16)• Design standards-based curriculum• Promote high levels of proficiency(Advanced/Superior)• Integrate technology• Collaborate with state or local education
agencies• Create intensive summer world language
programs for professional development• Combine with other critical languages• For additional tips see: JNCL-NCLIS Tricks ofthe Trade

National Funding:
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Department of Education/Funding Opportunities Page
Federal Register Search Engine
Grant Announcements from the Department of Education
Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) Funding
Opportunities
The Chronicle of Higher Education
American Councils for International Education
The United States-Japan Foundation
The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for AsianStudies
Asia Society
Compilation of national funding sources can be found at
JNCL-NCLIS (www.languagepolicy.org)

State Funding
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State Departments of Education
State World Language Associations
Language specific associations: TheJapan Foundation
Business partnerships: Toyota, Sony,
Canon
Foundations: Goldman Sachs Foundation,
Foundation Finder, Fundsnet

Local Funding
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Equal percent contributions from all
district budgetary line items
Local/district foundation grants
Local community associations
Local businesses
Private donors
District fundraisingFor additional information contact:
World Language Consulting
Jennie Frazier, JennieLFrazier@gmail.com
Irma Torres, RTorres160@aol.com© 2010 World Language Consulting