Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance-Esther Martinez Immersion
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2025-ACF-ANA-NB-0115
- Agency
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Administration for Children and Families
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $100,000 to $900,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Other
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
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- Carmelia Strickland carmelia.strickland@acf.hhs.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans is soliciting applications for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther Martinez Immersion (EMI) program. The program seeks to fund community-based projects that ensure the continuing vitality of Native languages through immersion-based instruction. Projects must either operate a Native American Language Nest providing at least 500 hours of language instruction annually for at least 5 children under 7, or a Native American Survival School providing at least 500 hours of instruction for at least 10 school-age students. Eligible applicants include federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, Native Community Development Financial Institutions, and other Native American organizations, who must demonstrate at least 3 years of experience operating language immersion programs and provide a 20% cost share.
The grant opportunity has a total expected program funding of $3,000,000 to make approximately 4 awards ranging from $100,000 to $900,000. The project period can be 36, 48, or 60 months, with a project start date of July 1, 2025 and an application deadline of April 14, 2025. Recipients will be required to attend post-award training and annual recipient meetings.
Synopsis
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
This NOFO has been modified. Changes have been made to Step 1: Program Description, Step 3: Data Management Plan, and Step 6: Reference Websites. Applicants should use the last updated NOFO in Grants.gov, which is March 14, 2025. - This NOFO has been modified. Changes have been made to Step 1: Program Description, Step 3: Data Management Plan, and Step 6: Reference Websites. Applicants should use the last updated NOFO in Grants.gov, which is March 14, 2025.The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans announces that it will be soliciting applications for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther Martinez Immersion program (EMI). The program provides funding for community-based projects that ensure continuing vitality of Native languages through immersion-based instruction. Programs funded under the EMI notice of funding opportunity must meet the requirements for either a Native American Language Nest, or a Native American Survival School. As defined by Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act (42 U.S.C. § 2991b-3(b)(7)), Language Nests are "site-based educational programs that- (i) provide instruction and child care through the use of a Native American language for at least 5 children under the age of 7 for an average of at least 500 hours per year per student," and Native American Survival Schools are "site-based educational programs for school-age students that- (i) provide an average of at least 500 hours of instruction through the use of 1 or more Native American languages for at least 10 students for whom a Native American language survival school is their principal place of instruction."
Update #1 ·
The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans announces that it will be soliciting applications for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther Martinez Immersion program (EMI). The program provides funding for community-based projects that ensure continuing vitality of Native languages through immersion-based instruction. Programs funded under the EMI notice of funding opportunity must meet the requirements for either a Native American Language Nest, or a Native American Survival School. As defined by Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act (42 U.S.C. § 2991b-3(b)(7)), Language Nests are "site-based educational programs that- (i) provide instruction and child care through the use of a Native American language for at least 5 children under the age of 7 for an average of at least 500 hours per year per student," and Native American Survival Schools are "site-based educational programs for school-age students that- (i) provide an average of at least 500 hours of instruction through the use of 1 or more Native American languages for at least 10 students for whom a Native American language survival school is their principal place of instruction."
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| hhs-2025-acf-ana-nb-0115 Revised Full Annoucement.pdf | ||
| hhs-2025-acf-ana-nb-0115 final design.pdf |
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