hEY Susan where have you been.<BR><BR><B><I>Susan Penfield <susan.penfield@GMAIL.COM></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Andre,<BR><BR>I have to ask -- and am sorry that I do -- but, in this case, would the grant agency count 'Indigenous' languages as 'Foreign Languages" -- Probably not - and, of course, all on this list would blanch at that idea. What I have found is that funding of this type may represent a popular political agenda which provides great attention toward foreign language teaching (particularly of the 'strategic' languages -- those of anti-US countries). I'm not passing judgement, just making an observation. <BR><BR>I would not want to discourage any program that fosters language teaching. We ,here in the US, do need to expand our horizons in terms of foreign language learning. However, I feel that support for endangered Indigenous languages, while
surfacing in some places (like NSF/NEH DEL grants and ANA...) is generally not well supported by private foundations. This is particularly true of grants for immersion activities to support revitalization. <BR><BR>Given the world language crisis, it would be great if this foundation, for example, would extend the funding for 'innovative and creative programs to support immersion activities for endangered languages." Maybe next year? <BR><BR>Thanks for the post...<BR>Best,<BR>Susan<BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 6/25/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Andre Cramblit</B> <<A href="mailto:andrekar@ncidc.org">andrekar@ncidc.org</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Innovation Fund
provides one-time grants to spark the creation or expansion of innovative education programs focusing on a particular field each year. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">The 2007 Innovation Fund seeks proposals in two areas:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">1) International educational experiences occurring outside the United States, and</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">2) Foreign language immersion programs located in the United States or
abroad.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal">Maximum Award:$150,000.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Eligibility: Programs must serve at least in part low- to moderate-income U.S. high school students who are high-achieving or have exceptional potential.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px;
LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px">Deadline: June 29, 2006.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 15px; MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/home.aspx?Page=Main" target=_blank><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 15px"><FONT face=Georgia size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal">http://www.jackkent</SPAN><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal">cookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/home.aspx?Page=Main</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></A></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Susan D. Penfield, Ph.D.<BR><BR><BR>Department of English(Primary) <BR>American
Indian Language Devel.Institute<BR>Department of Linguistics <BR>Second Language Acquistion &Teaching <BR> Ph.D. Program<BR>Dept. of Language,Reading and Culture<BR>The Southwest Center (Research)<BR> <BR>Phone for messages: (520) 621-1836 </BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p>
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