Description
The Living Languages Grant Program (LLGP) is a discretionary grant program that provides funding to federally recognized Tribes for Native language instruction and immersion programs for Native students not enrolled in Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. The program aims to document, preserve, and revitalize Native languages that are losing users but still have active users at the grandparent generation. The grants will be awarded through a competitive evaluation process, and applicants must submit a proposal that includes a project narrative, budget, critical information page, and tribal resolution. The proposal should clearly state how the project would document, preserve, or revitalize a Native language and estimate the number of students or percentage of Tribal members who will be directly and indirectly benefitted by the proposal.
• The program is open to federally recognized Tribes listed on the Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• The grant funding must be expended in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• The program excludes BIE-operated schools and BIE-funded schools or programs targeting students enrolled in those schools.
• The grants will be awarded for a period of one year, and funding for successive years depends on annual appropriations.
• The program requires applicants to submit a proposal that includes a project narrative, budget, critical information page, and tribal resolution.