Language Preservation

Program Title

Language Preservation

Agency/Sub-Agency

ACF/ANA

Description

ANA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants for the purpose of assisting Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages. Grants are  provided under the following three categories:

Category I - Native Language Assessment grants are used to conduct the assessment needed to identify the current status of the Native American language(s) to be addressed;

Category II - Native Language Project  Planning grants are used to plan a language project; and

Category III - Native Language Project Implementation grants are used to implement a preservation language project that will contribute to the achievement of the community's long-range language goal(s).

Eligible Entity(ies)

• Federally recognized Indian Tribes;
• Consortia of Indian Tribes;
• Incorporated non-Federally recognized Tribes;
• Incorporated non-profit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations;
• Urban Indian Centers;
• National or regional incorporated non-profit Native  American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives;
• Alaska Native Villages, as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and/or non-profit Village  consortia;
• 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 Native organizations in Alaska with Village-specific projects;
• Public and non-profit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians;
• Public and non-profit private agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (the populations served may be located on  these islands or in the United States);
• Tribally controlled Community Colleges, Tribally controlled Post-Secondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which serve Native American Pacific Islanders; and
• Non-profit Alaska Native community entities or Tribal governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Intended Beneficiaries

Native American Tribes

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.587

CFDA Category

Income Security and Social Services

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Indian Services

Keyword(s)

Tribal, Education

HHS Announcement No.

ANA-NL-0016

New Funding Opportunity

No

Competition Type (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$50,000

Est Annual Max Award

$75,000

Est Number of Awards

5-10

Est Posting Date

1/2/2008

Est Application Deadline

3/4/2008

Est Award Date

5/1/2008

Est Start Date

7/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Sheila Cooper

Program Contact Telephone No.

202-690-5787

Program Contact Email

sheila.cooper@acf.hhs.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

ACF34