Project Grant S356A240050

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Bristol Bay Foundation a $1,487,246 Project Grant under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) to support the "Teaching Culture, Honoring Heritage: Bristol Bay's Native Language Empowerment Collaborative (TC2H)" project. This one-year grant, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025, aims to address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students in the Bristol Bay region...

The Cultural Heritage Improves Learning and Development (CHILD) Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education through the Alaska Native Educational Programs grant program (CFDA 84.356), aims to prepare Alaska Native preschool students in partnership schools to be kindergarten ready. The $3.042 million project grant was awarded to the Bristol Bay Borough School District on September 30, 2021 for a three-year period concluding on September 29,...

The Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island was awarded a $186,608 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education National Activities (CFDA 84.415) program, specifically the Native American Language (NAL) component. This grant, titled "ALASKA'S LINGUISTIC TAPESTRY: PRESERVING AND PROMOTING UNANGAM TUNUU", will support initiatives to preserve and promote the Unangam Tunuu language, which is the traditional...

The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska 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) to conduct the "Koo At Latouwx Has Naxsatee, Let Them Be Teachers" project from June 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The primary goal of the project is to increase the Tlingit language proficiency of 10 Tlingit language teachers through 116 total...

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 Bering Strait School District in Unalakleet, Alaska received a $1,419,349 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) initiative. The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will support the "Rural Indigenous Student College Ready Alliance (COLLEGE READY)" project, which aims to address the unique educational needs of Alaska Native students through July 31, 2025. The...

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...

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...

The Lake & Peninsula School District was awarded a $665,429 Project Grant from the Denali Commission under the Denali Commission Program (CFDA 90.100) to support the Bristol Bay Regional Advanced Distance Services Program from March 1, 2022 through October 31, 2024. The grant will support the delivery of distance learning and telecommunication services to communities in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. As the Denali Commission aims to fund critical infrastructure projects in distressed...

This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects program (CFDA 84.215) will support the development and implementation of a professional development framework for school administrators and teachers. The framework aims to build...