# National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program (84.015)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/84-015-national-resource-centers-program-for-foreign-language-and/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies or Foreign Language and International Studies Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Program is run by Department of Education. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $228 million in 430 grants, about $530,835 per award.

## Objectives

Centers: To promote instruction in modern foreign languages and area and international studies that are critical to national needs by supporting the establishment, strengthening and operation of such programs at colleges and universities. Centers may focus on undergraduate training only or may be comprehensive, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional training components. Fellowships: To meet the needs of the United States for experts in modern foreign languages combined with area studies and world affairs by supporting fellowships for undergraduate and graduate study at institutions of higher education.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $52.8 million | 206 |
| 2022 | $56.8 million | 210 |
| 2023 | $60.4 million | 225 |
| 2024 | $58.4 million | 225 |
| 2025 | -$119,441 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $16.5 million |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Indiana | $15.4 million |
| The Regents of the University of California | California | $13.8 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $12.8 million |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | $11.6 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $11.5 million |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $9.6 million |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | $9.3 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $7.9 million |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | Kansas | $7.7 million |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $6.5 million |
| University of Utah | Utah | $6.5 million |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | California | $6.3 million |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $6.2 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $6.1 million |
| Michigan State University Foundation | Michigan | $5.7 million |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $5.5 million |
| The University of Chicago | Illinois | $5.1 million |
| Cornell University | New York | $5.0 million |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | $4.9 million |