NALSSP funding is targeted in four ways:

1. Funding for state and territory government and non-government education authorities

A total of $43.68 million over 2008 to 2011 will be provided to government and non-government education authorities in each state and territory to support the achievement of the NALSSP 2020 target and the three key result areas.

Education authorities are implementing strategic plans covering the three year funding period. Summaries of the strategic plans provide further information on the initiatives being implemented in each state and territory.

2. The Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund

Successful projects under Round Three of the Partnership Fund have now been announced.

Through the Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund, the Government is providing over  $8.5 million over three competitive funding rounds to organisations including universities, higher education providers, businesses and Asian communities.

The Partnership Fund promotes the teaching and learning of Chinese (Mandarin), Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean languages and cultures in Australian schools.

The four priority areas for Round Three are projects that

• involve strategic partnerships and delivery coalitions between organisations in the teaching and learning of the four NALSSP Asian languages and/or studies of Asia.
• identify strategies to increase language teacher supply and support, including the recruitment and pre-service training of teachers.
• stimulate student demand and create incentives for students to study one of the four identified Asian languages, particularly at the senior secondary level.
• use technological infrastructure or applications in the teaching and learning of the four NALSSP Asian languages and/or studies of Asia.

Grants are provided to support projects of a developmental, pilot or introductory nature. The ability of projects to scale across a broader context to achieve systemic impact and sustainability beyond the project’s period of funding are an important part of each project.

Grant allocations vary in accordance with the scope and nature of specific projects. No grant recipient (including consortia) will be awarded more than $500,000 (GST exclusive).

Further details on the Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund and application process are provided below.

• Strategic Collaboration and Partnership Fund Round Three Information Pack 2011
  ( PDF 204KB | RTF 112KB)
• Expression of Interest Application Form 2011 ( PDF 237KB | RTF 1.85MB)
• NALSSP Guidelines ( PDF 235KB | RTF 2.8MB)

On 22 July 2009, the Acting Minister for Education, Senator the Hon Mark Arbib, announced that seven projects would receive a total of $2.75 million in funding under Round One of the Partnership Fund. 

On 10 November 2010, the Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for School Education, announced that ten projects would receive a total of $3.86 million in funding under Round Two of the Partnership Fund.

Information on the successful projects is available below

• Round One ( PDF 150KB | RTF 62KB)
• Round Two ( PDF 559KB | RTF 236KB)
• Round Three ( PDF 460KB | RTF 82KB) 
  

3. Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to schools – A direct outreach program of grants to schools run by the Asia Education Foundation 

Round Three of the Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools opens on Monday 2 May 2011. Schools are invited to provide applications by 5.00 pm (AEST) on Friday 27 May 2011. The project is managed by the Asia Education Foundation (AEF) on behalf of the Department. For more information on how to apply please visit the AEF website.

Funding of $6.24 million through three annual competitive funding rounds is provided for the Becoming Asia Literate: Grants to Schools. The grants will provide schools with funding to promote the teaching and learning of Asian languages and/or the embedding of studies of Asia in school curriculum and communities.

The projects supported under the program will have the potential to create benefits that will extend beyond the boundaries of the funding recipient’s school. The range of project strategies could include several of the following

• professional learning for teachers and school leaders in Asian languages and studies of Asia
• development and use of online or virtual learning environments
• community outreach/advocacy initiatives
• curriculum mapping and writing
• curriculum resource acquisition
• electronic linking with schools in the Asian region
• supporting a range of in-country study scholarships
• supporting sister school relationships
• supporting the transition of students from primary to secondary school (middle school initiatives)

The maximum grants available are