Native Language Immersion Grant

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Education administers the Native Language Immersion Grant (CFDA 15.161), which funds capacity-building grants for Bureau-funded schools to expand existing language immersion programs or create new programs leading to oral Native language proficiency at BIE-funded elementary and secondary schools. No recent grant awards or open grant opportunities are present in the source material.

The program serves as supplementary funding for educational programs at BIE-funded schools and is open to American Indian students. Applicants submit proposals to the Sovereignty in Indian Education Program at the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, MS-3609, Washington DC 20240, with program criteria and requirements specified in individual request-for-proposal announcements.

For tribally controlled schools, funds are available until expended. BIE-operated schools face restrictions on the time permitted to spend awarded funds; the program contact can clarify specific time-period restrictions. Recipients must retain financial records for three years from the date of single audit report submission, procurement records for three years from final payment, and property records for three years from disposition, replacement, or transfer. Records pertaining to litigation, audit exceptions, or claims must be retained until dispute resolution; student records must be retained for five years.

The source does not report recent award activity, funding volume, assistance-type mix, award magnitudes, or currently open solicitation deadlines. To evaluate program viability and current funding availability, contact Juanita Mendoza, Sovereignty in Indian Education Program, at the address above or request the most recent request-for-proposal announcement.