The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation received a $360,200 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to establish a long-term Ojibwe and Neiyo language immersion initiative. The funding will support the Tribe's efforts to help curb the rapid loss of these languages, as original Ojibwe speakers have dwindled to zero and the languages are in a heightened state of peril....
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) was awarded a $400,000 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). The grant will fund the Ojibwe Language Education and Apprenticeship Project to preserve the Ojibwe language and cultural practices. KBIC will train and mentor a tribal member to become a fluent Ojibwe language instructor through an apprenticeship with their current...
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 Wichita and Affiliated Tribes received a $396,728 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to establish a five-year Wichita language reawakening plan and develop foundational Wichita language curricular materials. By the end of the December 2023 award period, the Tribe will deliver six community workshops on the Wichita language, a catalogued Wichita dictionary database...
The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa received a $150,000 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop a comprehensive tribal justice systems strategic plan from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2026. The funding will support Bois Forte Judicial Services to coordinate stakeholder collaboration and produce a strategic plan to improve public safety, address issues like substance abuse...
The Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council received a $545,528 block grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services program (CFDA 93.671). The award, issued on October 1, 2021 for a four-year period concluding September 30, 2025, will support the Tribal Council's efforts to increase awareness and prevention of family violence through primary...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $165,804 Project Grant to the Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council Division of the Bois Forte Band Of Chippewa through the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) federal grant program. FDPIR aims to address food insecurity and improve nutrition among Native American populations. Under this two-year award beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2023, the Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council will...
The Lummi Indian Business Council 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). The grant will support the Lummi Nation in preserving and increasing access to the Lummi Chosen language for the Lummi community and students ages 7 to 18 years old attending the Ferndale School District through December 2023. Key deliverables include developing readily available Lummi Chosen...
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...
The Bois Forte Band of Chippewa received a $359,675 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program (CFDA 20.509). The grant period runs from March 19, 2021 through March 8, 2022. The Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program aims to improve, initiate, or continue public transportation services in nonurbanized areas and tribal lands. For this award, the Bois Forte...