Language Resource Centers (84.229)
Language Resource Centers (Assistance Listing 84.229) is run by the Department of Education. It awarded $10.9 million in 31 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $350,640 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $481,544. Half of the 31 awards fell between $167,464 and $532,307, and they ranged from $73,676 to $569,646.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$10.9 million
- Grant awards31
- Typical award$481,544
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1,468 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1468th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 17 states and territories.
What the program funds
To provide grants for establishing, strengthening, and operating centers that serve as resources for improving the nation's capacity for teaching and learning foreign languages through teacher training, research, materials development, and dissemination projects.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
An institution of higher education or a consortia of institutions of higher education is eligible to receive an award.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Centers funded must carry out activities to improve the teaching and learning of foreign languages. These activities must include effective dissemination efforts, whenever appropriate, and may include--(a) the conduct and dissemination of research on new and improved methods for teaching foreign languages, including the use of advanced educational technology; (b) the development and dissemination of new materials for teaching foreign languages, to reflect the results of research on effective teaching strategies; (c) the development, application, and dissemination of performance testing that is appropriate for use in an educational setting to be used as a standard and comparable measurement of skill levels in foreign languages; (d) the training of teachers in the administration and interpretation of foreign language performance tests, the use of effective teaching strategies, and the use of new technologies; (e) a significant focus on the teaching and learning needs of the less commonly taught languages, including an assessment of the strategic needs of the United States, the determination of ways to meet those needs nationally, and the publication and dissemination of instructional materials in the less commonly taught languages; (f) the development and dissemination of materials designed to serve as a resource for foreign language teachers at the elementary and secondary school levels; and (g) the operation of intensive summer language institutes to train advanced foreign...
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Oct 01, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027
Award range and average, in the agency's words
FY 2024: Average award was $177,923 per year; Awards ranged from $130,000-$197,000 per year.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Language Resource Centers (84.229) awarded $10.9 million across 31 grant awards, an average of $350,640 per award.
Who usually wins
Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 31 | $10.9 million | 100% |
By state
2 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Indiana and California.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 4 | $1.5 million |
| California | 4 | $1.4 million |
| North Carolina | 2 | $744,979 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $736,699 |
| Ohio | 2 | $707,118 |
| Maryland | 2 | $693,480 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $685,237 |
| Oregon | 2 | $681,715 |
| Arizona | 2 | $635,397 |
| Georgia | 2 | $570,400 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $563,928 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $525,578 |
| Michigan | 1 | $506,781 |
| New York | 1 | $473,652 |
| Texas | 1 | $170,952 |
| Kansas | 1 | $158,974 |
| Utah | 1 | $153,773 |