Project Grant 18869245521

The Santa Clara Pueblo will use a $130,105 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program to develop community outreach and educational programming. Over a two-year period ending August 2024, the Tribe will create an assessment tool to understand community needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, hold monthly roundtables with stakeholders, identify four outdoor learning spaces, and plan and implement twelve Montessori...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), aims to develop culturally responsive recommendations for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment practices and contexts for Diné (Navajo) families. The $393,400 award to Northern Arizona University (NAU) will fund a 2-year study with the following objectives: Determine how current ASD assessment practices and contexts align or misalign with...

The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico will receive $113,251 in technical assistance services from the University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research under a Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs project grant awarded on March 24, 2023. The services will assess the feasibility of business and cultural program opportunities to support tribal tourism as part of the Cultural Center's long-term master plan through March 31, 2024. This award...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,285,040.00, provided by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071), supports initiatives to promote the scholarly study, instruction, and preservation of Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian arts and culture. Key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year award include: Establishing degree programs, cultural centers, and initiatives to enhance indigenous...

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded $127,964 to Waianae Economic Development Council through the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Under this Project Grant, Waianae Economic Development Council will deliver a Hawaiian culture-based entrepreneurship workshop series and technical assistance to 30 Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners. The organization will recruit program participants and develop workshops to...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Native Americans (ANA) awarded a $889,473 Project Grant to Native Community Development, Inc. (doing business as "Native"), a minority-owned, woman-owned, non-profit community development corporation based in Bismarck, North Dakota. This 3-year grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, is focused on preserving and expanding cultural practices in North Dakota. The organization, which...

This Project Grant award, funded by the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts program (CFDA 15.071), provides $804,217 to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. to implement the "Building Bridges Sealaska Heritage Institute" project. The key objectives of this project are to: Provide a 450-hour Northwest Coast Arts carving pre-apprenticeship program for four Alaska Native young adults, teaching traditional carving skills...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $631,026 Cooperative Agreement to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated under the Cultural Resources Management (CFDA 15.159) federal grant program. The agreement funds an "Informational Audit of Assimilative Institutions in Alaska Boarding Schools" over a 2-year period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and strengthening Alaska Native cultures,...

The federal Project Grant award of $150,000.00 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA #45.311) will support the project "I Lea Ka Hula I Ka Hoopaa: Linguistic Ties of Mele and Hula" conducted by Kahuli LEO LE A, a minority-owned, Native Hawaiian non-profit organization. The project aims to preserve and perpetuate the linguistic connection and methodological framework between the...

This $150,000 Project Grant awarded on September 1, 2023 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program will allow Papahana Kuaola, a Native Hawaiian organization and non-profit, to address the need for increased access to Hawaiian cultural-based literature and place-based learning. The funding will be used to develop literacy-focused programs, learning materials, and community engagement activities that...