States State Department Preparations for Al-Wāḥa began a year and a half before its opening, with the help of national prominent experts in the Arabic language. Its curriculum was being developed independently before receiving a $250,000 grant from the U.S. State Department to fund the camp. This grant, part of the National Security Language Initiative, is the first grant that Concordia Language Villages has received for its villages. A spokesperson for the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs noted that the government does not plan to track students who attend al-Wāḥa. References External links Concordia Language Villages Arabic program site Concordia Language Villages Language camps 2006 establishments in Minnesota