Program Office: English Language Acquisition

CFDA Number: 84.195N
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants

This program provides professional development activities intended to improve instruction for students with limited English proficiency (LEP) and assists education personnel working with such children to meet high professional standards.

Grants are made to IHEs that have entered into consortium arrangements with SEAs or LEAs. Projects are designed to increase the pool of highly qualified teachers prepared to serve LEP students and increase the skills of teachers already serving them.

Authorized Activities:

• Upgrade qualifications, skills of personnel who are not certified or licensed
• Development of program curricula
• Support for tuition, fees, books

Areas of Focus: May include but are not limited to

• Alternative certification programs
• Career ladder programs for paraprofessionals
• BE/ESL certification for regular classroom teachers
• Special support for new teachers
• Improving the skills of higher education faculty
• Preparation of bilingual counselors, school psychologists or other educational personnel