93.587: Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages

93.587

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Administration for Children and Families (ACF) [HHS]

Sept. 9, 2022

Sept. 9, 2022

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) offers Native Language programs to promote and ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders from American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance (P&M) Grants are 12, 24 or 36-month projects that enable communities to conduct a broad range of projects including teacher credentialing, language instruction, language resource developments, language assessments, and other projects that support the communities’ long-term language preservation goals. The Esther Martinez Immersion (EMI) Grants are 36, 48, or 60-month projects that will be awarded to applicants that meet the statutory requirements for immersion projects with language nests or language survival schools in accordance with 42 USC 2991b-3(c)(7). ANA supports locally determined projects that achieve community goals through specific, measurable outcomes. In an effort to perpetuate language preservation efforts for Native communities, if appropriate, all ANA funded language projects should identify opportunities for the replication or modification of such project for use by other Native Americans; and include a plan for the preservation of the products of the Native American language project for the benefit of future generations of Native Americans and other interested persons. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) makes emergency awards available to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages during and after the public health emergency with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. Native languages and cultures are at a critical point in their existence due to the number of Elders and language speakers that have died as a result of the COVID-19 virus. This emergency funding is intended to support as many tribal and Native communities as possible in their efforts to maintain and preserve Native languages. The ARP Grants are 12, 24, or 36-month projects. The proposed emergency language projects should identify one or two of the following domains that will be the focus of the project: Resources and Documentation; Instruction; Technology and Infrastructure; Planning; Elder or intergenerational engagement.

B - Project Grants

Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes; Incorporated state-recognized Indian Tribes; Consortia of Indian Tribes; Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers; Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs); Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia; Nonprofit native organizations in Alaska with village specific projects; Incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi-purpose, community- based organizations; Non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in Alaska with village-specific projects; Non-profit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Tribal Colleges and Universities, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands which serve Native American Pacific Islanders are eligible for funding. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards. For ARP, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); Federally-recognized Indian Tribes, as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); and Incorporated state-recognized Indian Tribes are eligible. If designated by a federally-recognized or state-recognized Tribe to receive the Tribe’s funding allocation, the following entities are eligible to receive an award: Incorporated non-profit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations; Non-profit Native organizations in Alaska with village-specific projects; Incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multipurpose, community-based organizations; Tribal colleges and universities. The designation must be submitted either by the Tribe as an official statement on letterhead or a resolution with its application. For ARP Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (NHPI): Only the following Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander organizations are invited to apply for funding: The Office of Hawaiian Affairs in Hawaii; Kumisión i Fino’ CHamoru yan i Fina’nå’guen i Historia yan Lina’la’ i Taotao Tåno’ in Guam; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Public School System for CNMI; American Samoa Community College, and Samoan Studies Institute in American Samoa.

American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native American Pacific Islanders will benefit.

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