Modified    
This announcement was originally published on the ACF Website on January 7, 2011. The announcement is now modified. Changes to the original announcement have been incorporated into a revised version.
See revised version below.
 
 

Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther Martinez Initiative

HHS-2011-ACF-ANA-NL-0140

Summary

Funding Opportunity Title:

Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther Martinez Initiative

Funding Opportunity Number (FON):  

HHS-2011-ACF-ANA-NL-0140

Program Office:

Administration for Native Americans

Funding Type:

Discretionary

Funding Category:

Grant

Announcement Type:

Modification

CFDA#:

93.587

Post Date:

04/22/2013

Application Due Date:

06/06/2013

Description

This Funding Opportunity Announcement will be 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.

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the availability of fiscal year 2013 funds for community-based projects for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther Martinez Initiative. 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.  The Esther Martinez Initiative provides funding to support three-year projects being implemented by Native American Language Nests, Survival Schools, and Restoration Programs in accordance with P.L. 109-394.