Title VI Libraries
What is Title VI?
Title VI federal funding had its beginnings in 1958 as part of the National Defence Education Act (NDEA). Its purpose was to develop area and international expertise, particularly in the area of language development and specifically for less commonly taught languages (LCTLs).
Today Title VI funding continues to assist programs in foreign language learning, area/international studies and research in U.S. colleges and universities. There are seven different types of programs that may be funded. The main programs are: language area centers, or National Resource Centers (NRCs), Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS), and International Research and Studies (IRS).
Universities apply for the funding, which is granted on a 3 year cycle.
Click on the links below for more information:
About International and Foreign Language Education
More information on the National Resource Centers Program
Title VI Programs: Building a U.S. International Education Infrastructure [Archived Information]
Title VI Libraries Meetings
The grants awarded by Higher Education Act Title VI for National Resource Centers for African languages and study include funds to be pooled for cooperative projects.
Representatives of those libraries meet during the ALC meetings to discuss and plan those
projects and vote on spending. The meetings are open to all since most librarians are
interested in cooperative projects and other institutions are planning to apply for Title VI funds.
Title VI Libraries:
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Title VI Cycle 2018 -2021
Title VI Libraries
Cooperative Projects:
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Archive-It Project (on-going)
Archiving websites which document current events in African countries. The goal of this project is a plan to create permanent archive copies of content-rich websites that are valuable to scholars and students interested in studying and analyzing African events as they unfold.