Intent to Fund Down the Grant Slate for the Foreign Language Assistance Program--84.293B
(Local Educational Agencies)
The Secretary will use the grant slate developed for
the Foreign Language Assistance Program in Fiscal Year
(FY) 2006 to make new grant awards in FY 2007. The Secretary
takes this action because a significant number of highquality
applications remain on the last year's grant slate and
limited funding is available for new grant awards in FY
2007.
On May 19, 2006, we published a notice inviting applications for new awards
under the Foreign Language Assistance Program. We received a significant
number of applications for grants under the Foreign Language Assistance
Program in FY 2006, and made 70 new grants. Because such a large number of
high-quality applications were received, many applications that were awarded
high scores by peer reviewers did not receive funding last year.
Limited funding is available for new awards under this program in FY 2007. In
order to conserve funding that would have been required for a peer review of
new applications submitted under the program, we will select grantees in FY
2007 from the existing slate of applicants. This slate was developed during the
FY 2006 competition using the selection criteria, competitive preference priority,
and application requirements included in the May 19, 2006 notice. No changes
to selection criteria, competitive preference priority, or application requirements
are required by this action.
For Further Information Contact:
Rebecca Richey
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW.
Potomac Center Plaza, Room 10080
Washington, DC 20202-6500
Telephone: (202) 245-7133 or by email: rebecca.richey@ed.gov
