The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe received a $148,411 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The grant will support the tribe's efforts to share knowledge and provide learning opportunities to the Pyramid Lake community, increasing the capacity of the Pyramid Lake Community Library staff to serve as a resource for the preservation and revival of the community's...
The Fort Independence Indian Community received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The two-year grant will support literacy skills, educational resources, and culturally influential activities in the tribe's rural Inyo County, California community. Key project activities include: Administering surveys to evaluate the educational needs of the...
The Walker River Tribal Library Program was awarded a $143,007 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The grant funding, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will support efforts by the Walker River Paiute Tribe to improve accessibility to educational resources, enhance literacy and career pathways, and connect traditional language...
The Tribal Library of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians in Arizona was awarded a $137,547 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. This two-year grant, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025, will fund the "Kaibab Strong Foundations" project to improve educational outcomes and literacy rates among the youth of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians. The project will engage the...
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes were awarded a $1,476,180 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) to fund a 3-year Native Language Revitalization Project. The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027, will support the Tribes' efforts to preserve and promote their native language and cultural heritage. Key project activities include expanding language dictionaries, implementing...
The Pauma Band of Mission Indians received a $148,448 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). The grant will fund efforts to enhance the skills of the Pauma Living Library workforce and leadership through training, continuing education, and professional development opportunities. Project activities include supporting expenses related to courses, workshops, and conferences...
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 Hoopa Valley Tribe received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program. The Tribe will use grant funds to record and digitize materials related to the endangered Hoopa language variety Xoji-Hupa. Specifically, the Tribe will document the language, develop a digitized language curriculum, and continue work on a comprehensive dictionary with assistance from the last...
The Nisqually Indian Tribe received a $210,798 project grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (CFDA 45.308). The grant funding will support the Nisqually Indian Tribe's Language Resource Center in using storytelling to further revitalize and preserve the tribe's endangered language. Key project activities include: Translating cultural practices into the Nisqually language and drafting/publishing five...
The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California received a $115,181 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services (NANH-L) program (CFDA 45.311). This award will allow the tribal library staff to improve their collection storage and cataloging, both for printed and historical research materials, by expanding their online library system. Grant funds will support the tribe's collaboration with the California...