National Resource Center

The National Resource Center (NRC) Program of the U.S. Department of Education provides funding grants to American universities to establish, strengthen, and operate language and area or international studies centers that will be national resources for teaching any modern foreign language.

Also known as Title VI grants, because the program is formally established in Title VI, Part A, § 602 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Title VI was originally authorized as Title VI of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 as a response to the launch of Sputnik and the U.S. government’s recognition that a stronger and broader capacity in foreign language and area studies was needed);[1] these grants support undergraduate and graduate programs that focus on:[2]

  • instruction of fields and topics that provide full understanding of areas, regions or countries;
  • research and training in international studies;
  • work in the language aspects of professional fields and research, and
  • instruction and research on issues critical to current world affairs.

The NRC grants are awarded on a quadrennial schedule, through a competition overseen by the Office of International and Foreign Language Education[3] (formerly the International Education Programs Service) within the Department of Education. The most recent award competition provided funding for the FY 2022–2025 period.

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2018–2021 National Resource Centers
Focus University State Center name Notes
Africa Boston University Massachusetts African Studies Center
Africa Harvard University Massachusetts Center for African Studies
Africa Howard University Washington, D.C. Center for African Studies
Africa Indiana University Indiana African Studies Program
Africa Michigan State University Michigan African Studies Center
Africa University of California, Berkeley California Center for African Studies
Africa University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois Center for African Studies
Africa University of Kansas Kansas Kansas African Studies Center
Africa University of Michigan Michigan African Studies Center
Africa University of Minnesota Minnesota African Studies Center
Africa University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina African Studies Center
Africa University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Center for African Studies
Africa University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin African Studies Program
Canada University of Maine Maine Canadian-American Center [a]
Canada State University of New York at Plattsburgh New York Center for the Study of Canada
Canada University of Washington Washington Canadian Studies Center [a]
Canada Western Washington University Washington Center for Canadian-American Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia Columbia University New York Weatherhead East Asian Institute
East Asia/Pan-Asia George Washington University Washington, D.C. Sigur Center for Asian Studies; Institute for Korean Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia Michigan State University Michigan Asian Studies Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia Stanford University California Center for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia Ohio State University Ohio East Asian Studies Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Arizona Arizona Center for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of California, Berkeley California Institute of East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of California, Los Angeles California Asia Pacific Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Chicago Illinois Center for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Colorado Boulder Colorado Center for Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Hawaii Hawaii East Asia Council
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Kansas Kansas Center for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Michigan Michigan International Institute
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina Carolina Asia Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Center for East Asian Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Asian Studies Center
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Utah Utah Intermountain Consortium for Asian and Pacific Studies [a]
East Asia/Pan-Asia Brigham Young University Utah
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Washington Washington East Asia Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
East Asia/Pan-Asia University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin Center for East Asian Studies
International Georgia Tech Georgia Atlanta Global Studies Center [a]
International Georgia State University Georgia
International Indiana University Indiana Center for the Study of Global Change
International Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania Center for Global Studies
International Stanford University California Stanford Global Studies
International University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois Center for Global Studies
International University of Iowa Iowa National Resource Center for Translation and Global Literacy
International University of Minnesota Minnesota Institute for Global Studies
International University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania PittGlobal
International University of Washington Washington Center for Global Studies, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
International University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin Institute for Regional and International Studies
International University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Wisconsin Center for International Education
Latin America Florida International University Florida Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center
Latin America Indiana University Indiana Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America Michigan State University Michigan Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America Stanford University California Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America Ohio State University Ohio Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America Tulane University Louisiana Stone Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of Arizona Arizona Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of California, Berkeley California Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of California, Los Angeles California Latin American Institute
Latin America University of Florida Florida Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America University of Kansas Kansas Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Latin America University of Michigan Michigan Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Latin America University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies[b] [a]
Latin America Duke University North Carolina
Latin America University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Center for Latin American Studies
Latin America University of Texas at Austin Texas LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections
Latin America University of Utah Utah Intermountain Consortium for Latin American Studies [a]
Latin America Brigham Young University Utah
Latin America University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Consortium[c] [a]
Latin America University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Wisconsin
Latin America Vanderbilt University Tennessee Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies
Middle East Columbia University New York Middle East Institute
Middle East George Washington University Washington, D.C. Institute for Middle East Studies
Middle East Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
Middle East Indiana University Indiana Center for the Study of the Middle East
Middle East New York University New York Kevorkian Center
Middle East State University of New York at Binghamton New York Center for Middle East and North African Studies
Middle East University of Arizona Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East University of California, Los Angeles California Center for Near Eastern Studies
Middle East University of Chicago Illinois Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Middle East University of Michigan Michigan Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies
Middle East University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies[d] [a]
Middle East Duke University North Carolina
Middle East University of Texas at Austin Texas Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Arizona State University Arizona Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Harvard University Massachusetts Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Indiana University Indiana Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute[e]
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center[f]
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Stanford University California Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Ohio State University Ohio Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of California, Berkeley California Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Kansas Kansas Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Texas at Austin Texas Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia
South Asia Columbia University New York South Asia Institute
South Asia Cornell University New York Cornell-Syracuse South Asia Consortium[g] [a][4][5]
South Asia Syracuse University New York
South Asia University of California, Berkeley California Institute for South Asia Studies
South Asia University of Michigan Michigan Center for South Asian Studies; Center for Southeast Asian Studies
South Asia University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania South Asia Center[h]
South Asia University of Texas at Austin Texas South Asia Institute
South Asia University of Washington Washington South Asia Center
South Asia University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin Center for South Asia
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands Cornell University New York Southeast Asia Program
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands Northern Illinois University Illinois Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of California, Berkeley California UC Berkeley - UCLA Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies[i] [a]
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of California, Los Angeles California
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of Hawaii Hawaii Center for Pacific Islands Studies[j][lower-alpha 1]
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands Center for Southeast Asian Studies[k]
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of Michigan Michigan Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of Washington Washington Southeast Asia Center
Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Western Europe University of California, Berkeley California Institute of European Studies
Western Europe University of Florida Florida Center for European Studies
Western Europe University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois European Union Center
Western Europe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill North Carolina Center for European Studies
Western Europe University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania European Studies Center
Western Europe University of Texas at Austin Texas Center for European Studies
Western Europe University of Wisconsin–Madison Wisconsin Center for European Studies

Source: U.S. Department of Education[6]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Consortium listed as one collaborative NRC
  2. ^ Composed of the Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Duke
  3. ^ Composed of the Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies Program at UW–Madison and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at UW–Milwaukee
  4. ^ Composed of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Middle East Studies Center at Duke
  5. ^ For Russia and East Europe
  6. ^ For the Inner Asian and Uralic Region
  7. ^ Composed of programs within the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell and the South Asia Center at Syracuse
  8. ^ Also the Department of South Asia Studies; the South Asia Regional Studies Graduate Group; and the Center for the Advanced Study of India
  9. ^ Composed of the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley and the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UCLA
  10. ^ For the Pacific Islands
  11. ^ For Southeast Asia

References

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  1. ^ "Announcement: Title VI 50th Anniversary Conference". Michigan State University. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  2. ^ "National Resource Centers Program for Foreign Language and Area Studies" (PDF). U.S. Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  3. ^ "National Resource Centers | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  4. ^ "South Asia Consortium awarded $1.7 million grant". Syracuse University News. September 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Miller, Jonathan (September 5, 2018). "South and Southeast Asia Programs named National Resource Centers". Cornell Chronicle.
  6. ^ "Awards". National Resource Centers. U.S. Department of Education. 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2024-01-04.


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