Living Languages Grant Program (LLGP) — Bureau of Indian Affairs funding opportunity
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Living Languages Grant Program (LLGP)

Indian Affairs Awards $5.7 Million in Living Languages Grants The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development today announced it has awarded $5.723 million in total Living Languages Grant Program funding to 20 A...

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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Deadline: Rolling — applications accepted any time.
  • Issued by: Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
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  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Rolling.

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About this opportunity

Indian Affairs Awards $5.7 Million in Living Languages Grants The Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development today announced it has awarded $5.723 million in total Living Languages Grant Program funding to 20 American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Tribal Organizations. Read the Press Release issued on December 21, 2023 . Congratulations to the 2024 Living Language Grant Awardees Living Language Awardee Description Award Amount Shawnee Tribe The language program will develop curricula for intermediate and advanced level learners as well as a specialized Early Childhood Development curriculum. This program will train 6 Master Teachers and 12 apprentices, implementing 6 Shawnee Language Nests along with one Early Childhood Development Immersion Program. $280,200.00 Cherokee Nation The Cherokee Immersion Teacher Institute (CITI) program will provide professional development and extended training for current Cherokee language teachers. The Cherokee reservation is so large, encompassing 14 counties, that they have not had language teachers at most the schools. The overwhelming gap is the lack of teachers. This program will implement the CITI to train teachers in the Cherokee language. $300,000.00 Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin The Red Cliff Ojibwe Language Immersion Teacher Training project will educate trainees by building necessary teaching skills for interacting with community members of all ages, from pre-K children to elders. This program would be mainly used for training to focus on language proficiency in K-5 teachers. $300,000.00 Reno-Sparks Indian Colony The Community Dual Language 50:50 Immersion Programming is an all-inclusive community approach to language that would allow intensive Washoe language and traditional instruction for ages birth to 65+. Language immersion will be taught through many aspects including implementing language education into traditions and cultural events. $300,000.00 Metlakatla Indian Community The Metlakatla Indian Community Sm’algyax Revitalization Program (Wap Lip Algyag’m) will provide trainees education through the ’s Master-Apprentice Language Program. They currently have one native speaker left in their area. The trainees will then educate the tribe on the language through events, classes and cultural traditions. $299,900.00 Tribal Government of St. Paul Island The Advancing Fluency Via Song and Story program will provide for fluent speakers to create dialogue lessons by deconstructing songs and stories for community wide exposure and education. $277,500.00 Sitting Bull College The “Iyapi Kin Ni Un – The Language is Alive” project will develop Thematic Curriculum Units and aligned Family and Community Language and Culture Learning Guides. These lessons and guides will span from Montessori preschools through all ages. This program will also create a Wahohpi Community Resource Website. $299,928.00 Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes Alaska The Xaad Kíl Reawakening Plan proposes to address an urgent need with only one fluent speaker remaining in the entire state of Alaska. Development and delivery methods for the program include multimedia and digital application technology along with participation in the Xaad Kíl CDA Pathway/Apprenticeship Program. $265,920.00 Bundled Arrows Inc The Tuscarora Community Language Project: Extending the Rafters (Project) focuses on training 7 adult language instructors, developing an adult immersion language program, bringing 7 adult learners to an advanced level of fluency. Extending the Rafters, will facilitate accreditation to provide up to 12 college credit hours to students by the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS). $288,098.00 The Kalispel Indian Community of The Kalispel Reservation

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Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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