Project Grant 90NB0049

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to Euchee Language Projects, a Native American non-profit organization, to implement the "WE SHALL OVERCOME: GROWING YUCHI YOUTH CULTURE BEARERS" initiative. This three-year grant, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will support community-driven projects to strengthen the Yuchi language and...

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 Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct the "Koo At Latouwx Has Naxsatee, Let Them Be Teachers" project from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The primary goal of the project is to increase the Tlingit language proficiency of 10 Tlingit language teachers through 116 total...

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 U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, a federally recognized Native American tribe in South Dakota. The grant will fund a 3-year community immersion project with the following key objectives: Provide 600 in-person, virtual, and pre-recorded immersion opportunities using the dual language model for community learning through Dakota language classes,...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $900,000 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to the Hoopa Valley Tribe to develop family-based Hupa language activities, create a website to archive language materials, support Hupa language teacher training and credentialing, and establish a Hupa language immersion program for children ages 18 months to 5 years. The project aims to create a new generation of Hupa language speakers and...

PASSAMAQUODDY'S CSL INITIATIVE The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik received a $456,417 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299). The award, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, supports the tribe's Culturally Sustaining Literacies (CSL) Initiative in Perry, Maine. While specific service delivery details are not explicitly detailed in...

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...

Grant Award Summary The Sicangu Community Development Corporation received a $782,810 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The "Cultivating Lakota Language Stewards: A Comprehensive Apprenticeship Initiative" is designed to advance language revitalization and cultural preservation within the Sicangu Lakota community in South Dakota. This project directly aligns with the...

YUKON-KOYUKUK SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RIVER OF KNOWLEDGE (LITERACY INITIATIVE) The Yukon-Koyukuk School District received a $537,127 Project Grant award from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education -- Special Programs for Indian Children program (CFDA 84.299) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The River of Knowledge literacy initiative is designed to improve educational opportunities and achievement for Alaska Native students across the district's...