The Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island received a three-year, $1,497,140 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under the Alaska Native Educational Programs federal grant program (CFDA 84.356). The grant will support the organization's work to deconstruct digital barriers and build capacity within the current educational system serving Saint Paul Island, Alaska from September 2021 through September 2024. Specifically, 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...
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 Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island received a $150,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.311 - Native American and Native Hawaiian Library Services program) to host a 20-month "Island Times Visits" initiative. This project will document stories shared by elders on Saint Paul Island and preserve the unique culture and history of the community over the past 50 years. The recordings will be stored in the library's cultural archive, edited for...
This Project Grant award of $4,420,707 from the Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) supports the Douglas Indian Association's SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS HAA TUNDAANI HAA YATX'I TOOWU YEI KGWATEE, OUR WAY OF THINKING WILL BE OUR CHILDREN'S SPIRITS program. The award period is from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The program recognizes the unique educational needs of Alaska Native...
The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Douglas Indian Association (DIA), a federally recognized tribal government located in Juneau, Alaska, under the Indian Education National Activities program (CFDA 84.415). The grant, titled "SAYEIK LINGIT YOO X'ATANGI DEIYI: TLINGIT LANGUAGE PATHWAY PROGRAM," supports DIA's efforts to preserve, promote, and revitalize the Tlingit language and culture through school-based...
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 U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,854,306 Project Grant to the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inc. under the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) initiative. The project, titled "Thru the Cultural Lens: Deepening Connections," aims to recognize and integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional knowledge into educational systems across Alaska. The grant will support a range of services and programs...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,236,443 Project Grant on July 2, 2025 to Learning Point Alaska Inc., an Alaskan Native Corporation Owned Firm, Minority Owned Business, Non-Profit Organization, and Native American Owned entity. The grant is funded through the Alaska Native Educational Programs (CFDA 84.356) initiative, which supports innovative educational projects that integrate Alaska Native languages, cultures, and traditional...
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...