The Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance grant from the Administration for Native Americans supports community-based projects to ensure the survival and vitality of Native American languages.
Applications are due by May 20, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. ANA expects to make 4 awards, for which the minimum request amount is $100,000. The maximum is $300,000 over 12 months, $600,000 over 24 months, or $900,000 over 36 months. There is a match requirement of 20% of the total project cost in non-federal cash or in kind donations.
Eligibility
This grant is open to:
- Federally recognized Native American tribes
- Incorporated non-federally recognized tribes
- Incorporated state-recognized tribes
- Consortia of tribes
- Incorporated, community-based nonprofit Native American organizations
- Native Community Development Financial Institutions
- Alaska Native villages and/or nonprofit village consortia
- Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village-specific projects
- Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multipurpose, community-based organizations
- Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in Alaska with village specific projects
- Nonprofit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies
- 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 that serve Native American Pacific Islanders
Applicants who are not federally or state recognized tribes, Alaska Native village governments, or public government agencies in a US territory must provide documentation that a majority of their board members are members of Native American communities served by ANA and the project. They must belong to one or more of the following:
- Members of federally or state-recognized tribes
- Individuals recognized by members of an eligible Native American community as having a cultural relationship with that community
- Individuals considered to be Native American as defined in 45 CFR §1336.10 and Native American Pacific Islanders as defined in Section 815 of the Native American Programs Act (NAPA)
Potential Projects
Potential projects under this grant include:
Native American Language Revitalization
- Teaching one or more Native languages to increase fluency and proficiency
- Offering training or certification programs for teachers of Native American languages
- Developing instructional materials for language revitalization programs
Intergenerational Native American Language Projects
Bringing Native youth and Elders together to engage in the sharing of language skills.
Interpretation and Translation
Training Native individuals to act as interpreters and translators of Native languages.
Technology, Transcription, and Language Materials
- Creating and disseminating materials for establishing or enhancing a Native American language program
- Training Native Americans to work on television, radio, or podcast programs recorded in a Native American language
- Compiling, transcribing, and analyzing oral testimony to preserve a Native American language
- Developing language learning apps or technological tools to preserve a Native American language
