Project Grant S215K240172

Arctic Slope Community Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $172,026 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 15.032) to develop an Iñupiaq language web dictionary, sentence builder, and translator from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The goal of the project is to preserve the Iñupiaq language through digital tools for indefinite use by Iñupiaq speakers, learners, researchers, and educators. Key...

This $104,311 National Science Foundation project grant supports research and tool development for the Yupik language of Alaska. Funded through the NSF's Polar Programs, the award supports a collaboration between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Alaska Fairbanks from September 2022 through January 2023. Under the grant, the researchers will document and analyze critical structures of the Yupik language, digitize existing language materials, and build...

This $455,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.223 - Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants) aims to address the endangerment of Alaska Native languages, particularly Inupiaq, through the Chukchi Campus Language Learning Workshop. The project will work with partnership organizations and UAF units to preserve and grow indigenous language knowledge, including developing an online Inupiaq pronunciation guide...

The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $210,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. (APIA) under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032). The funding will support the "UNANGAM TUNUU ACHIGAASALIX-LEARNING TEACHING OUR LANGUAGE" project, which aims to preserve and revitalize the Unangam Tunuu (Aleut) language through community-based language immersion programs. The 2-year project, running from September...

The Iliamna Communities Teaching Culture through Native Languages Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education will provide $2.14 million to support teaching Alaska Native languages and cultures in the Igiugig Village region. Awarded on September 30, 2021 through the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) and held by the Igiugig Village Council, this three-year project until September 29, 2024 will recognize and address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students....

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 Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government will further develop its Tanamawaa.com website and digitize archival materials under a $143,968 project grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The IMLS Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program supports improving core library services for Native American tribes and Native Hawaiians. Under this award, the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island will add a new section to its existing Tanamawaa.com...

The Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc. was awarded a $1,278,286 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to support a schoolyard enhancement project. The grant will fund efforts from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023 to recognize and address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students through initiatives that integrate Alaska Native languages and cultures into the...

This $418,424 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences under the NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure – NEH Documenting Endangered Languages program will fund the University of Oregon's project to collaboratively document an endangered indigenous language. The key products of this 3-year project include: 1) a crowdsourced digital quadrilingual dictionary created using the Living Dictionaries progressive web app, with...

The Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island was awarded a $186,608 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL)) program (CFDA 84.415) to support the project "ALASKA'S LINGUISTIC TAPESTRY: PRESERVING AND PROMOTING UNANGAM TUNUU." The award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will be used to preserve, promote, and revitalize the Unangam Tunuu...