Mission Statement
The TFLI Fund, Inc. was established in January 1995 as a means of support for the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute (TFLI), an agency of the State of Tennessee established in 1986, now known as the Tennessee Language Center (TLC). The TFLI Fund supports the activities and initiatives of TLC with funding and guidance as TLC strives to provide quality language instruction, translation and interpretation services, professional development for interpreters, translators and language instructors, and cultural awareness programs, all of which are designed to meet the needs of the state government and its employees, the business community, foreign language educators and the public at large.