$2.6M for Indigenous Language Projects (fwd link)

[Doug Marmion]

Hi Claire,

This appears to be the announcement (nearly a year late) of the recipients of a one-off funding round that was offered in, I think, March last year. It was focused on digital/multimedia projects and was not an open round but available only to invited applicants. This is separate from the usual ILS funding that's offered annually, although this year that usual funding round is very late in appearing. Normally the application period has come and gone by now, but there’s no sign of it yet so we’re all wondering what’s happening… 

cheers,
doug


On 25 Feb 2014, at 4:38 am, Claire Bowern <clairebowern at gmail.com> wrote:

> Australians on the list can correct me, but isn't that budget amount
> considerably reduced from previous years? I remember figures closer to
> $6mill in some previous years (of course, it all depends on who's
> doing the spinning...)
> Claire
> 
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Phil Cash Cash <weyiiletpu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> $2.6M for Indigenous Language Projects
>> 
>> Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 09:17
>> AUS
>> 
>> Forty-two new projects aimed at preserving Indigenous languages will share
>> $2.6 million in Federal Government funding.
>> 
>> Announcing the latest recipients of the Indigenous Languages Support
>> program, Minister for the Arts Senator George Brandis, and Minister for
>> Indigenous Affairs Senator Nigel Scullion said the Government is committed
>> to helping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples keep their
>> languages alive.
>> 
>> “The Indigenous Languages Support program was established in 1991 and has
>> been a vital tool for maintaining, reviving and sharing Indigenous
>> languages,” Brandis said.
>> 
>> The investment will support 42 additional activities and enable communities
>> to develop culturally appropriate learning resources across a range of new
>> media and through partnerships with schools, cultural organisations and
>> libraries.
>> 
>> Access full article below:
>> http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2014/02/26m-indigenous-language-projects#sthash.woswT83q.dpuf
>>