NSF funding

[John F. Schwaller]

Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL)
An Interagency Partnership
Synopsis of Program:
This multi-year funding partnership between the National Science Foundation
(NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects
to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Made
urgent by the imminent death of an estimated half of the 6000-7000 currently
used human languages, this effort aims also to exploit advances in
information technology. Funding will support fieldwork and other activities
relevant to recording, documenting, and archiving endangered languages,
including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and
databases. Funding will be available in the form of one- to three-year
project grants as well as fellowships for up to twelve months. At least half
the available funding will be awarded to projects involving fieldwork.
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) will
participate in the partnership as a research host, a non-funding role.
Cognizant Program Officer(s):

* Joan Maling, Linguistics Program Director, Directorate for Social,
Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Cognitive
Sciences, 995 N, telephone: (703) 292-8046, fax: (703) 292-9068, email:
jmaling at nsf.gov <mailto:jmaling at nsf.gov>

* James Herbert, Senior NSF/NEH Advisor, Directorate for Social, Behavioral
& Economic Sciences, 805 N, telephone: (703) 292-8276, fax: (703) 292-9179,
email: jherbert at nsf.gov <mailto:jherbert at nsf.gov>

* Anna M. Kerttula, Arctic Social Sciences Program Director, Office of the
Director, Office of Polar Programs, 755 S, telephone: (703) 292-7432, fax:
(703) 292-9082, email: akerttul at nsf.gov <mailto:akerttul at nsf.gov>

* Helen Aguera, Acting Deputy Director, Preservation & Access, National
Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC,
20506, USA, telephone: (202) 606-8573, email: haguera at neh.gov
<mailto:haguera at neh.gov>

Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):
* 47.075 --- Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences







John F. Schwaller
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean
315 Behmler Hall
University of Minnesota, Morris
600 E 4th Street
Morris, MN  56267
320-589-6015
FAX 320-589-6399
schwallr at mrs.umn.edu