Newsletters from the Director of OELA, Dr. Rosalinda B. Barrera. The newletters provide information and updates about OELA's latest activities and outreach to the field. Read the most Current and Archived newsletters (PDF 160KB).

Notice Soliciting Peer Reviewers (MS WORD 28KB). The Native American and Alaska Native Children in School program (NAM) is seeking peer reviewers with experience in ESL and American Indian/Alaska Native Education programs.

In making new awards under the National Professional Development Program (NPD) for FY 2012, the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) reviewed applications and funded a total of 73 new awards from the slate of unfunded applications submitted under the 2011 NPD competition. FY 2012 NPD awards total more than $24 million for professional development activities intended to improve instruction for limited English proficient (LEP) students and to assist education personnel working with such children to meet high professional standards.

The list of 2012 NPD Funded Applications. (MS EXCEL 61KB)

For questions, contact Diana Schneider at: Diana.Schneider@ed.gov or 202-401-1456.

Funding for the FLAP program was eliminated in the final fiscal year (FY) 2012 Budget enacted by Congress. There is no 2012 new competition and no continued funding for current grantees.