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[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance

The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for
Native Americans announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2011 funds
for community-based projects for the Native Language Preservation and
Maintenance program.  The purpose of ANA grant funding is to promote
economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska
Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American Pacific
Islanders, including American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.  The Native Language Preservation and
Maintenance program provides funding for projects to support
assessments of the status of the native languages in an established
community, as well as the planning, designing, and implementing of
native language curriculum and education projects to support a
community's language preservation goals. The ANA expects to make 14
awards of $100,000-$300,000/year for up to 3 years.

DEADLINES: March 8, 2011; January 31, 2012; January 31, 2013

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-ANA-NL-0139

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Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther
Martinez Initiative

The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for
Native Americans announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2011 funds
for community-based projects for the Native Language Preservation and
Maintenance -Esther Martinez Initiative. The Esther Martinez
Initiative supports the revitalization of Native American languages to
ensure the survival and continuing vitality of these languages and the
culture of native peoples for future generations. Immersion and
Restoration grant funding is awarded in accordance with the Ester
Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006 to Native
American language nests, survival schools, and restoration programs.
The ANA expects to make eight awards of $100,000-$300,000/year for up
to 3 years.

DEADLINES: March 8, 2011; January 31, 2012; January 31, 2013

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-ANA-NL-0140