Project Grant LG260726OLS26
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Comanche Nation $149,990 on October 1, 2026, under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) to establish "Taa Numu Suabetaiu": Our Comanche Knowledge, a tribally sovereign digital cultural heritage portal. The Comanche Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Office will deploy the Mukurtu content management system to create a publicly accessible, tribally curated archive of Comanche...
- 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 Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Chickahominy Indian Tribe $249,828 on September 1, 2026, under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308) to build internal capacity for language reclamation among tribal citizens through the Renapew Reconstruction Collection. The project delivers a digital collection of original language reconstruction guides, professional development workshops led by subject matter experts, and working sessions piloting the...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma $536,012 on September 1, 2026, under the Museums for America program (CFDA 45.301) to implement professional collections management procedures at the Kiowa Tribal Museum in Carnegie, Oklahoma. The Kiowa Tribe will hire a registrar to lead the project with support from an external conservation consultant. Work includes conducting an item-level inventory, preparing object condition reports, and applying...
- The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Native Bio-Data Consortium $599,752 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to develop a training model preparing Indigenous students and emerging information professionals to work with biomedical databases and research infrastructures grounded in Indigenous data sovereignty and community governance principles. The project integrates Indigenous leadership, biomedical data training, and open...
- The Louden Tribe received a $258,667 Project Grant award effective October 1, 2025, from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308). The three-year project, designated the Nenh Koonh Project and scheduled for completion by September 30, 2028, will deliver multi-generational language and cultural activities designed to strengthen community bonds and promote cultural healing within the Galena, Alaska...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Mescalero Apache Tribe received a $249,100 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award funds a comprehensive heritage documentation and preservation initiative focused on the Whitetail Community on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The project will produce community-oriented...
- Grant Award Summary The Indian Township Tribal Government received a $209,740 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 award supports the Passamaquoddy Cultural Heritage Museum's development of enhanced visitor engagement and educational experiences. The project will integrate a new visitor engagement and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports comprehensive enhancement of the Kickapoo Tribal Library's operations and community services through three primary deliverables: (1) technology infrastructure upgrades, including...
- The Fort Sill Apache Tribe was awarded a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program (CFDA 45.311) to expand their Nde Bizaa Nahizaa ("Apache Language, Our Language") teaching text. The Tribe will restore audio recordings to pair with the text as examples of language pronunciation. It will also train support team members in proper digitization and cataloging methods for audio...
The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the Comanche Language Cultural Preservation Committee $399,992 on September 1, 2026, under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to plan an integrated Comanche language and culture archive designed around visiting (kahnimia), where language circulates through presence and participation rather than passive retrieval. Planning activities include collection survey, technical architecture design integrating Mukurtu4 with interactive learning components, community governance framework development grounded in the Four R's (relationship, responsibility, reciprocity, redistribution), component testing with community learners, and production of an implementation roadmap and planning documentation guide for replication by other community language archives. Primary beneficiaries are Comanche community members including language learners, families, educators, and community members who will use the integrated archive. Secondary beneficiaries include practitioners at other Native American language and culture archives who will adapt the documented planning process and design principles, and the broader network of Mukurtu-based Native American language archives facing similar integration and governance challenges. The project runs through August 31, 2028, with place of performance in Lawton, Oklahoma. The assistance type is a project grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 8/4/26 |