# 2026-12425: Education Department Offers Grants for Language Exchange Programs

2026-12425, Notice Announcing Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Program Competition, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-06-22; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12425
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12425
- Title: Notice Announcing Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Program Competition
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 91 FR 37100
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-06-22
- Comments close: 2026-07-15
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

Education Department Offers Grants for Language Exchange Programs

## 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!

## Abstract

In coordination with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State (State), the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange program.

## Effects PRIA read

- $10.19M Grants for Language Projects: benefit, medium. 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…
- Teacher Exchanges and Training Funded: benefit, medium. 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 cul…
- Selection Priorities Shape Who Wins: mixed, medium. 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 t…

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## Sources
- [2026-12425 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12425/notice-announcing-mutual-education-and-cultural-exchange-program-competition)
- [2026-12425 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12425.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12425 (as of 2026-06-29).