National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program

Document 2024-18856 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on August 27, 2024, with an effective date of September 26, 2024. The U.S. Department of Education (Department) amends the regulations that govern the National Resource Centers (NRC) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015A, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015B. These regulations clarify interpretations of statutory language, redesign the selection criteria, and make necessary updates based upon program management experience. These regulations remove ambiguity and redundancy in the selection criteria and definitions of key terms, improve the application process, and align the administration of these programs with developments in modern foreign language and area studies education. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/27/2024-18856/national-resource-centers-program-and-foreign-language-and-area-studies-fellowships-program.

No. Document 2024-18856 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.