Closed · HE125426R5000 · CFDA 12.556 · Discretionary

Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by DoD Education Activity, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 24, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Grants to Military-Connected Local Educational Agencies for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Program is a closed discretionary listing from DoD Education Activity that offered $500,000 -- $2,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8 other opportunities from DoD Education Activity.

$500K-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
12.556
CFDA program
8
other opportunities from DoD Education Activity

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on April 24, 2026. CFDA 12.556 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $500,000 -- $2,000,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 24, 2026

Posted Mar 23 Closes Apr 24

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) plans to award multiple WORLD LANGUAGE grants, subject to funding availability. Each grant will range from $500,000 to $2,000,000. Award amount is subject to eligibility requirements as described within this announcement. Period of performance for each grant awarded under this announcement will begin on September 30, 2026, and will end on May 31, 2031. All applicants who are selected for award will be notified by DoWEA of their award selection no later than September 30, 2026. This announcement is for the World Language Advancement and Readiness Program Grant only! Prospective applicants must complete the mandatory forms and project narrative in accordance with the instructions provided.

Public-sector applicant lane · DoD Education Activity

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Grants to Military-Connected Local Educationa… (Independent school districts). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). This eligibility-code string dominates the DoD Education Activity book (8 peers, 89% of 9).

Code 05
Independent school districts

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Jennifer Dailey-Perkins DoWEA Grant Program Manager Phone 571-372-5861

What to do next

Grants to Military-Connected Local Educationa… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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