At a glance
The program funds mutual educational and cultural exchange projects that support modern foreign language training and area studies, including study and visits abroad by teachers and prospective teachers and visits to the United States by teachers from other countries. Public or private nonprofit foundations, educational or other institutions, state education agencies, and consortia of these entities may apply. Awards are discretionary grants, with an estimated 2 to 4 awards of $2,550,000 to $5,100,000 for a 36-month project period, and the program has $10,193,170 in estimated available funds. No cost sharing or matching is required, and indirect costs are not allowed. Applications must also meet two absolute priorities: promoting modern foreign language training and patriotic education; there is one competitive preference priority for projects carried out by entities identified, designated, or endorsed by a Governor.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
Program Description: 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 Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange (MECE) program. The purpose of the program is to promote, improve, and develop the study of modern foreign language training and area studies in U.S. schools, colleges, and universities by supporting visits and study in foreign countries by teachers and prospective teachers. The program provides opportunities for teachers and prospective teachers to improve their skill in languages, their knowledge of the culture of the people of other countries, and finances visits by teachers from those other countries to the United States for the purpose of participating in foreign language training and area studies in U.S. schools, colleges, and universities. Assistance Listing Number: 84.021C Applicants are required to follow the 2025 Common Instructions and Information for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs , published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2025 (90 FR 42234) and available at ED 2025 Common Instructions .
Who can apply
- Others