The U.S. Department of Education said the National Professional Development grant program for working with English learners will continue this fall, but under new oversight and priorities, including letters of endorsement from governors and state officials. The program has been disrupted since early 2025, including layoffs that eliminated most dedicated program officers, discontinuations of a large share of active grants, and a restructuring that moved the effort out of the Office of English Language Acquisition into a different office after the English-language office was disbanded. In the latest round, Education Department documents point to a smaller cohort—about 10 to 13 projects—with a $1 million annual cap for five years. Existing grantees said they welcomed the call for applications after months of uncertainty, but raised concerns about shifting expectations and what changes mean for projects midstream. An award announcement timeline was not fully detailed in the reporting, though current grantees said they expect decisions late September.