The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans announces applications for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance – Esther Martinez Immersion program (EMI).
Donor Name: Administration for Children and Families
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This program supports community-based projects that ensure continuing vitality of Native languages through immersion-based instruction at Native American language nests and Native American language survival schools.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $900,000
- Award Floor: $100,000
Project Periods
36 months, 48 months, or 60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
These types of organizations may apply based on:
- Federally recognized Indian tribes, as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
- Incorporated non-federally recognized tribes
- Incorporated state-recognized Indian tribes
- Consortia of Indian tribes
- Incorporated, nonprofit multipurpose, community-based Indian organizations
- Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs)
- Alaska Native villages and/or nonprofit village consortia
- Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village-specific projects
- Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multipurpose, community-based organizations
- Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in Alaska with village specific projects
- Nonprofit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the BIA
- Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians
- National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives
- Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Tribal Colleges and Universities; and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that serve Native American Pacific Islanders
For more information, visit Grants.gov.