Grants (language)

[Andre Cramblit]

  The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the
Administration for Children and Families, announces the availability of
fiscal year (FY) 2004 funds for new community-based activities under
ANA's Native Language program. Financial assistance is provided
utilizing a competitive process in accordance with the Native American
Programs Act of 1974, as amended. ANA provides financial assistance to
eligible applicants for the purpose of assisting Native Americans in
assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages.



The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) believes that the
responsibility for achieving self-sufficiency rests with the governing
bodies of Indian Tribes, Alaska Native villages, and in the leadership
of Native American groups. This belief supports the ANA principle that
the local community and its leadership are responsible for determining
goals, setting priorities, and planning and implementing programs that
support the community's long-range goals.



Therefore, since preserving a language and ensuring its continuation is
generally one of the first steps taken toward strengthening a group's
identity; activities proposed under this program announcement will
contribute to the social development of Native communities and
significantly contribute to their efforts toward self-sufficiency. The
Administration for Native Americans recognizes that eligible applicants
must have the opportunity to develop their own language plans, improve
technical capabilities, and have access to the necessary financial and
technical resources in order to assess, plan, develop and implement
programs to assure the survival and continuing vitality of their
languages. ANA also recognizes that ! potential applicants may have
specialized knowledge and capabilities to address specific language
concerns at various levels. This program announcement reflects these
special needs and circumstances.



This program announcement will emphasize community-based, locally
designed projects. This emphasis will increase the number of grants to
local community organizations and expand the number of partnerships
among locally based nonprofit organizations. ANA will accept
applications from multiple organizations in the same geographic area.
Previously, under each competitive program area, ANA accepted one
application that served or impacted a reservation, Tribe or Native
American community. The reason for this change is to expand and support
large Native American rural and urban communities that provide a variety
of services in the same geographic area.



Eligible Applicants

ü      Federally recognized Indian Tribes;

ü      Consortia of Indian Tribes;

ü      Incorporated nonfederally recognized Tribes;

ü      Incorporated nonprofit multipurpose community-based Indian
organizations;

ü      Urban Indian Centers;

ü      National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native American
organizations with Native American community-specific objectives;

ü      Alaska Native villages, as defined in the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (ANSCA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;

ü      Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multipurpose community based
organizations;

ü      Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in
Alaska with village specific projects;

ü      Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village specific
projects;

ü      Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians;

ü      Public and nonprofit private agencies serving native peoples from
Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (the populations served may be located on these islands or in
the continental United States);

ü      Tribally controlled Community Colleges, Tribally controlled
Postsecondary Vocational Institutions, and colleges and universities
located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands which serve Native peoples; and

ü      Nonprofit Alaska Native community entities or Tribal governing
bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized
by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.



The due date for applications is April 2, 2004.

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-3655.htm

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André Cramblit: andre.p.cramblit.86 at alum.dartmouth.org is the Operations
Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC
(http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development needs
of American Indians

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