The NFLC’s Language Access Initiative commences, ultimately leading to the establishment in 2013 of a masters degree program in Interpreting and Translation at the University of Maryland.

The second Heritage Language Conference is held in Vienna, VA, with sponsorship by the NFLC and the Center for Applied Linguistics.

The Center for Advanced Study of Language  is established at the University of Maryland, with Richard Brecht as executive director.

Recursos para la Enseñanza y el Aprendizaje de las Culturas Hispanas (REACH), a language and culture project for heritage learners of Spanish, is completed by the NFLC.

The first Heritage Language Conference is held in Long Beach, CA, with sponsorship by the NFLC and the Center for Applied Linguistics.

The Language Flagship program is established as part of the National Security Education Program to fund critical language programs at universities in the United States and overseas for the development of advanced language ability.

Language and National Security: The Federal Role in Building Language Capacity in the U.S. is published by Richard Brecht and William Rivers.

The LangNet program is developed by the NFLC as part of a federal interagency initiative. LangNet is a state-of-the-art online foreign language learning and maintenance system for advanced language learners.

The national need for expertise in Arabic and other languages critical for national security is underscored by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The monograph Language and National Security in the 21st Century: The Role of Title VI/Fulbright-Hays in Supporting National Language Capacity is published by Richard Brecht and William Rivers. The publication is supported by a Department of Education grant.