--- Forwarded Message from Greg Russak <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:29:45 -0400 >From: Greg Russak <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: FLAP Grant Deadlines >To: [log in to unmask] This has already been posted by Tara Fortune (thanks, Tara!) to the LIM-A listserv at UMN, so apologies for cross-postings. Just trying to help spread the word. The deadlines for Notice of Intent to Apply is April 11 and Transmittal of Applications is April 30. I have the below-referenced "Applications Package in Word" file if anyone wants it (in Word or PDF). Please just drop me a line at [log in to unmask] and let me know which format you prefer. Hope this is helpful, Greg Russak OWL Testing Software --- Attached are application materials for the Foreign Language Assistance Program-LEA competition for Fiscal Year 2008. $E1 The Federal Register Application Notice http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008- 1/032708a.pdf $E1 The Application Package in Word <> You are reminded that the Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2008 published in the Federal Register is the official document, and that you should not rely upon any information that is inconsistent with the information contained within the official document. For important guidance on preparing your application and additional information on FLAP go to http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/oela/OELAprograms/4_FLAP.htm The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Under this competition, as required by the fiscal year 2008 Appropriations Act, 5-year grants will be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security in order to enable successful students to achieve a superior level of proficiency in those languages as they advance from elementary school through high school and college. In addition, an LEA that receives a grant under this program must use the funds to support programs that show the promise of being continued beyond the grant period and demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated to and duplicated in other LEAs. Projects supported under this program may also include a professional development component. This notice involves an absolute priority and four competitive preference priorities. Absolute Priority: Sequential Study of Critical Languages Competitive Preference Priorities: * Projects that include intensive summer foreign language programs for professional development. * Projects that link non-native English speakers in the community with the schools in order to promote two-way language learning. * Projects that make effective use of technology, such as computer-assisted instruction, language laboratories, or distance learning, to promote foreign language study. * Projects that promote innovative activities, such as foreign language immersion, partial foreign language immersion, or content-based instruction. Applications Available: March 27, 2008 Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: April 11, 2008 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 30, 2008 Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 30, 2008 *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************