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| 12.900 LANGUAGE GRANT PROGRAM |
| FEDERAL AGENCY |
| NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE |
| AUTHORIZATION |
| Public Law 95-224. |
| OBJECTIVES |
| To foster foreign language training to Americans. |
| TYPES OF ASSISTANCE |
| Project Grants. |
| USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS |
| None. |
| Applicant Eligibility |
| Investigations must be an employee of a U.S. college, university or nonprofit institution as related to language. |
| Beneficiary Eligibility |
| Private, public educational institutions and other private, public nonprofit organizations which are operated primarily for language and are not organized primarily for profit. |
| Credentials/Documentation |
| Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular Nos. A-21, A-87, A-88, A-122 and Subpart 31.2 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation applicable to commercial firms and those nonprofits exempted from OMB Circular No. A-122. The administrative requirements of OMB Circular Nos. A-102, A-110, and A-133 apply. |
| Preapplication Coordination |
| None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. |
| Application Procedure |
| All eligible private, public educational institutions and other private, public nonprofit organizations may submit proposals in response to the relevant agency announcement. |
| Award Procedure |
| Award decisions will be based on a competitive selection of proposals resulting from a RUA review. If selected for award, the proposal is incorporated into a grant document and the applicant agrees to perform the research described therein. |
| Deadlines |
| December 15 is the deadline for submission of proposals. |
| Range of Approval/Disapproval Time |
| Awards may be made at any time throughout the year for which funding is authorized. |
| Appeals |
| None. |
| Renewals |
| Reapplication with a new proposal. |
| Formula and Matching Requirements |
| None. |
| Length and Time Phasing of Assistance |
| Funding will reflect the period of performance. |
| Reports |
| Interim and final reports are required. |
| Audits |
| In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A- 133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. |
| Records |
| Each grantee will maintain accounting records which will permit determination that the funds were used for the grant purpose. |
| Account Identification |
| 97-0100-0-1-051. |
| Obligations |
| FY 07 not reported; FY 08 est not reported; and FY 09 est not reported. Note: No current information provided by Agency. |
| Range and Average of Financial Assistance |
| $5,000 to $500,000. |
| PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS |
| Provided support which led to the documentation of low density languages; the development of foreign language reference works, and the improved research in training methods and computer assisted instruction technologies. |
| REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE |
| None. |
| Regional or Local Office |
| Not applicable. |
| Headquarters Office |
| Chief, Language Training, Department of Defense, National Security Agency, ATTN: E41, Fort George Meade, MD 20755-6000. Telephone: (410) 859-6087. Use the same number for FTS. |
| Web Site Address |
| http://www.darpa.mil/cmo |
| RELATED PROGRAMS |
| None. |
| EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS |
| 1. CALICO; 2. development of a hypermedia area studies module; 3. research on student learning center to maintain less commonly taught languages; 4. ALICE prototype natural language processing environment; and 5. monograph defining priorities for listening comprehension research. |
| CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS |
| 1. Overall language, technical or socio-economic merits; 2. potential contributions of the effort to the agency's specific mission; 3. the offerer's capabilities, related experience, facilities, techniques or unique combinations of these, which are integral factors for achieving the proposal objectives; 4. the qualifications, capabilities and experience of the proposal principal investigator, team leader or key personal who are critical in achieving the proposal objectives; 5. realism of the proposed cost and availability of funds; and 6. potential contributions of the effort to the American public. |
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General Services Administration Office of Chief Acquisition Officer Regulatory and Federal Assistance Division (VIR) |
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