Education Department
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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Centers Aligned with Areas of National Need program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015C.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education AGENCY: Department of Education, Department of State. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: 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 Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Centers Aligned with Areas of National Need program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015C. DATES: Complete proposals must be submitted electronically through the Grants.gov “APPLY” function by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time July 7, . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margarita Melendez, Telephone: 202-987-0408, Email: CAANN@ed.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program provides grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to address one or more of the following areas of national need: teaching modern foreign languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Hindi, Urdu, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Farsi, Bahasa, Thai and other languages; providing instruction in fields needed to provide understanding of areas, regions, or countries in which the language is used; supporting research and training in international studies and the international and foreign language aspects of professional and other fields of study; and providing instruction and research on issues in world affairs in areas such as Latin America, Europe, Eurasia, Middle East, Africa, and Asia.…
Citation: 91 FR 35674