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ED-GRANTS-032123-001: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.016A

Closed Closed May 22, 2023 Opportunity ED-GRANTS-032123-001

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Department of Education notices from 2023.

Department of Education offered grants of up to $180,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 22 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on May 22, 2023.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 21, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMarch 21, 2023
DeadlineMay 22, 2023
Archived by Grants.govJune 21, 2023

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) IHEs; (b) consortia of IHEs; (c) partnerships between nonprofit educational organizations and IHEs; and (d) public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly associations. Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant’s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

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What the grant funds

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. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022. Purpose of Program: The UISFL program provides grants for planning, developing, and carrying out projects to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages in the United States. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.016A.

Category: Education.

Who has won Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs (84.016) awarded $10.9 million across 74 grant awards, an average of $147,743 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Montana State Univ. BillingsMontana2$595,334
University of New MexicoNew Mexico2$567,995
Cornell UniversityNew York2$556,661
California Lutheran UniversityCalifornia2$438,400
University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPennsylvania2$396,750

Top states: New York ($1.6 million), California ($1.3 million), Illinois ($862,196), Pennsylvania ($712,440), New Jersey ($660,232).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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Questions people ask

Is ED-GRANTS-032123-001 still open?

No. It closed on May 22, 2023.

Who can apply for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.016A?

Department of Education accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): International Foreign Language Education (IFLE): Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.016A?

Closed May 22, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $180,000 each. About $2.0 million in total across about 22 awards.

Who has won Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Montana State Univ. Billings, University of New Mexico, Cornell University. The program made 74 awards worth $10.9 million in that time.

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