Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance

HHS-2011-ACF-ANA-NL-0139

Summary

Funding Opportunity Title:

Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance

Funding Opportunity Number (FON):  

HHS-2011-ACF-ANA-NL-0139

Program Office:

Administration for Native Americans

Funding Type:

Discretionary

Funding Category:

Grant

Announcement Type:

Modification

CFDA#:

93.587

Post Date:

04/23/2013

Application Due Date:

06/06/2013

Description

This Funding Opportunity Announcement has been modified and re-posted for application submission. Proposed Changes to this announcement are identified in a Notice of Public Comment published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2013. ANA encourages applicants to review the Federal Register Notice at ANA Notice of Public Comment. Also, the Due Date for Applications has changed to June 6, 2013 as noted  in the Overview and Section IV.3. Due Dates and Times.

The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2013 funds for community-based projects for the Native Language Preservation and Maintenance program.  The purpose of ANA grant funding is to is to support Native communities to be self-determining, healthy, culturally and linguistically vibrant and economically self-sufficient. Native American communities include American Indian tribes (federally-recognized and non-federally recognized), Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and Native American Pacific Islanders.  ANA also funds tribal and native-based organizations that serve these populations. The Native Language Preservation and Maintenance program provides funding for projects to support assessments of the status of the native languages in an established community, as well as the planning, designing, and implementing of native language curriculum and education projects to support a community's language preservation goals.