Education Department Offers Grants for Language Exchange Programs
Published Date: 6/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education and State are inviting schools and nonprofits to apply for grants to boost foreign language learning and cultural exchange. Up to $10 million is available to fund projects that help teachers improve language skills and bring international educators to U.S. classrooms. Applications are due by July 15, 2026, so get ready to join this exciting global learning adventure!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
$10.19M Grants for Language Projects
If you represent a public or private nonprofit foundation, an educational institution, or a similar nonprofit, you can apply for part of $10,193,170 in grant funds to run projects over a 36-month period. The Department of Education expects to make 2–4 awards, and complete applications are due by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on July 15, 2026 through Grants.gov.
Teacher Exchanges and Training Funded
If you are a teacher or a prospective teacher, this program funds visits and study abroad to improve foreign language skills and area studies, and it also finances visits by foreign teachers to U.S. classrooms for training. The program explicitly supports improving teachers' language skills and cultural knowledge under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act.
Selection Priorities Shape Who Wins
Applications will be judged with two absolute priorities—(1) Foreign Language Training and Studies for Prospective Teachers and Teachers and (2) Patriotic Education—and one competitive preference priority: Returning Education to the States. Those priorities affect which applicants are more likely to receive one of the 2–4 awards in this competition.
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