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Japanese government support for JHL schools/programs in the U.S.
The Japan Foundation, a special legal entity supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an incorporated administrative agency, has been supporting JHL schools and programs in the U.S.
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles provides support in the following three areas: 1) Grant assistance, 2) Data collection and research, and 3) a JHL online platform, currently in development. The Japan Foundation offers two types of grants which are applicable to individual schools. The Salary Assistance Grant for Japanese courses, supports non-profit educational institutions, including JHL schools or school districts in the U.S. that are facing temporary financial difficulties. The Salary Assistance Grant covers a part of the Japanese language instructor’s salary and fringe benefits (up to $30,000 per year, provided on a cost-sharing basis). In the past five years, at least one or two JHL schools have received grants, ranging from $10.000 to $20.000. In the year of 2020, the Japan Foundation provided a one-time COVID-19 Salary Assistance Relief Grant to four JHL schools which allowed them to maintain courses endangered by budgetary cuts.
The other grant which applies to individual programs is the Teaching Material Purchase Grant. The Japan Foundation provides a school or program with up to $1,000 to purchase various materials used in class. At least one school is awarded this grant every year, and five JHL schools got this grant in 2021.
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles conducted a survey in early 2020 of JHL schools in the U.S. and gathered more information regarding the current situation of JHL schools in the U.S. and their needs. The newest type of support JFLA is planning to offer in early 2023 is an online platform for JHL teachers and parents in the U.S. to enable them to access information related to JHL education and to facilitate communication among them.
The Japan Foundation, a special legal entity supervised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an incorporated administrative agency, has been supporting JHL schools and programs in the U.S.
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles provides support in the following three areas: 1) Grant assistance, 2) Data collection and research, and 3) a JHL online platform, currently in development. The Japan Foundation offers two types of grants which are applicable to individual schools. The Salary Assistance Grant for Japanese courses, supports non-profit educational institutions, including JHL schools or school districts in the U.S. that are facing temporary financial difficulties. The Salary Assistance Grant covers a part of the Japanese language instructor’s salary and fringe benefits (up to $30,000 per year, provided on a cost-sharing basis). In the past five years, at least one or two JHL schools have received grants, ranging from $10.000 to $20.000. In the year of 2020, the Japan Foundation provided a one-time COVID-19 Salary Assistance Relief Grant to four JHL schools which allowed them to maintain courses endangered by budgetary cuts.
The other grant which applies to individual programs is the Teaching Material Purchase Grant. The Japan Foundation provides a school or program with up to $1,000 to purchase various materials used in class. At least one school is awarded this grant every year, and five JHL schools got this grant in 2021.
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles conducted a survey in early 2020 of JHL schools in the U.S. and gathered more information regarding the current situation of JHL schools in the U.S. and their needs. The newest type of support JFLA is planning to offer in early 2023 is an online platform for JHL teachers and parents in the U.S. to enable them to access information related to JHL education and to facilitate communication among them.
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