Project Grant 90NL0718
- Passamaquoddy's CSL Initiative The Pleasant Point Indian Reservation, representing the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik, received a $456,417 Project Grant award from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports the "Passamaquoddy's CSL Initiative" under the Indian Education--Special Programs for Indian Children federal grant program (CFDA 84.299). The initiative aims to develop and demonstrate innovative...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Passamaquoddy Tribe of Pleasant Point received a $250,000 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The grant supports the enhancement of the Waponahki Museum Resource Center through integration of digital media and audio components designed to increase accessibility, engagement, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Cherokee Nation received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 – Native American Programs) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. The SQUEYOHVGA/Teach Me Project supports language preservation and revitalization initiatives through the development and delivery of four primary components: intake evaluations to assess individual language learning needs, individualized family language plans tailored to specific...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma received a $900,000 Project Grant awarded on July 1, 2025, through the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) administered by the Administration for Native Americans. The three-year initiative, titled "Ne Mi Ta Si Wi Nwi To Wa" (I Want to Speak Shawnee), delivers structured in-person and online Shawnee language courses designed to increase language fluency among tribal members. The project will serve twenty Absentee...
- 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,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Administration for Native Americans awarded the Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee (CLCPC) a $896,324 Project Grant under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to develop comprehensive Comanche language learning resources over a three-year period (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028). The project addresses the critical need to preserve the Comanche language, which has fewer than 10 remaining first-language speakers. CLCPC will deliver three...
- Grant Award Summary The Sicangu Community Development Corporation received a $782,810 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to implement "Cultivating Lakota Language Stewards: A Comprehensive Apprenticeship Initiative." Awarded on July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2028, this three-year initiative focuses on language revitalization and cultural preservation for the Sicangu Lakota Oyate community...
- The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe received a $816,989 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) beginning July 1, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The award supports the Nexsayemucen Centralization initiative, which addresses community-identified needs through culturally-grounded strategies designed to advance economic and social self-sufficiency for the tribe. As a federally recognized Native American tribe...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Chugachmiut, an Alaska Native nonprofit corporation, received a $890,635 Project Grant award from the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to develop and implement tools and resources for Sugt'stun language learning online. The award, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, supports cultural preservation efforts specifically focused on revitalizing the Sugt'stun language among the seven federally...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy School Committee received a $1,129,673 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Impact Aid Program (CFDA 84.041) awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2031. This award supports comprehensive K-12 educational services for the Passamaquoddy Tribe's reservation in Calais, Maine, where the local tax base has been substantially reduced due...
The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point (Sipayik) received a $668,073 Project Grant award on July 1, 2025, from the Administration for Native Americans under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) to implement a three-year Language and Cultural Revitalization Initiative. The initiative establishes an immersion education model at the Sipayik Museum and Youth Center, delivering structured language instruction to approximately 100 children (ages 18 months to 12 years) and 100 adults, each receiving over 100 hours of annual instruction through the project completion date of June 30, 2028. Key deliverables include training and certifying at least three new language instructors, developing a custom mobile application for ongoing language learning, creating ten culturally relevant learning materials, and organizing seasonal immersion camps and community workshops. Progress will be measured through oral proficiency assessments to ensure effectiveness. The project builds upon the tribe's existing language preservation infrastructure, including a comprehensive dictionary, digital language portal, and collection of over 18,000 audio recordings. By transitioning from preservation to active daily use of the Passamaquoddy language, the initiative aims to ensure the language's continued vitality for future generations through a sustainable, community-based program combining federal funding with tribal contributions totaling $316,529.79 in project costs.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $668.1k | 9/25/25 |