Project Grant 2037209

The Lakota Language Education and Resource Development Project, awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) federal grant program, aims to strengthen and sustain the Lakota language through three key initiatives. The $747,142 grant, awarded on July 1, 2025 with a completion date of June 30, 2028, will fund the development of an updated college-level Lakota language textbook, the creation of a new...

The Passamaquoddy Language and Cultural Revitalization Initiative is a 3-year, $668,073 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) federal grant program. The initiative aims to establish an immersion-based education model at the Sipayik Museum and Youth Center, providing structured language instruction to approximately 100 children and 100 adults annually. Key activities...

This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) will support the development and implementation of a professional development framework for school administrators and teachers. The framework aims to build...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $875,511 Project Grant under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to EA Ecoversity for the "LEO - Hawaiian Language Exploration Platform" project. Over a 3-year period, the project will develop the "Hawaiian Language Basics" program, consisting of 4 interactive courses featuring games, videos, activities, and assignments to increase Hawaiian language proficiency among Native...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will use a $164,792 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to continue and expand an Umatilla language immersion preschool program and develop curriculum and teaching materials. The program aims to revitalize the critically endangered Umatilla language, of which only three fluent speakers remain. Services include a four-hour preschool with 50%...

The Comanche Nation Language Department (CNLD) was awarded a $384,242.48 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to expand its existing Comanche language curriculum and develop the first ever online Comanche Level 1 course. CNLD will utilize archival audio and video recordings along with minimal new recordings to create five instructional units consisting of approximately...

The Federal Project Grant award of $183,619.00 from the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (CFDA 84.021) program is funding an initiative led by National Louis University to improve P-12 bilingual education. The project, titled "CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC RESTORATION - IMPROVING P-12 BILINGUAL EDUCATION," aims to enhance modern foreign language and area studies education in the United States through training,...

This $261,181 Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), will fund a multi-year study by the University of Nevada, Reno to analyze the determinants and processes that shape language restoration and development efforts within communities. The research will utilize linguistic analyses, observation, interviews, participatory methods, and digital network analysis to track how language is introduced and emerges as a mode of...

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Low Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) received a $322,300 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to revitalize their three tribal languages - Miluk, Hanis, and Shayuushtha U Quuiich Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw - between June 2022 and December 2023. The funding will support oral tradition protocol development, digital transcription of language materials...

The Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee (CLCPC), an independent nonprofit organization, has been awarded a $896,324 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) for its "Building a Community of Practice Through Language Resources" project. The 3-year initiative aims to expand access to Comanche language learning resources by developing three key components: a redesigned...