This federal Project Grant award of $400,000 was made by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL)) program (CFDA 84.415). The grant will support the Cherokee Nation's efforts to promote the use of Native languages as primary instructional languages, develop culturally relevant curricula, and enhance educational coordination between...
The federal Project Grant award of $284,063 was provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL)) program (CFDA 84.415). The grant supports the "DINE BIZAAD: KNOWLEDGE AND LANGUAGE, KNOWLEDGE AND INDIGENOUS SOCIETIES" project implemented by Navajo Preparatory School, Inc., a Native American-owned non-profit educational...
The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe School received a $350,207 Project Grant (S415B240018) from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL)) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 84.415). The grant, titled the "Ogikendamaawin Anishinaabe Project", is a one-year award spanning October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The project aims to maintain...
The Washoe County School District was awarded a $421,771 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education National Activities (State Tribal Education Partnership (STEP) and Native American Language (NAL)) program (CFDA 84.415). The grant funding supports initiatives to promote the use of Native languages as primary instructional languages, develop culturally relevant curricula, and enhance educational coordination...
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 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 Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $862,813.00 Project Grant to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Language Nest Program. The award period is from July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. This grant is funded through 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). The Pascua...
The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $298,825 Project Grant under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to The Klamath Tribes in Chiloquin, Oregon. The three-year grant will fund a language immersion program focused on the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Paiute languages. The program will serve approximately 300 students in Klamath County, Oregon using the Total Physical Response learning model to support language acquisition and cultural engagement...
This $148,312 Indian Education Formula Grant to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, doing business as Washoe Development Group, is awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Indian Education Grants to Local Educational Agencies program (CFDA 84.060). The grant will support the Tribe's efforts to address the unique educational and cultural needs of its Indian students, enabling them to meet state performance standards. Funded...
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes were awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The grant will fund a 36-month initiative, the Shoshone-Paiute Rural Victims Project, which aims to enhance victim safety, improve community responses, and develop prevention strategies for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...