The Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED), under Indian Affairs, offers the Living Language Grant Program (LLGP) to federally recognized Tribes and Tribal Organizations. This grant supports Tribal programs focused on documenting, preserving, and revitalizing Native languages facing a decline in active users. It targets small or start-up initiatives that build capacity for language preservation, particularly for languages used in face-to-face communication, those not being transmitted to children, or primarily spoken by the grandparent generation. While grantees can involve other Tribal Organizations for work, BIE schools are excluded. The program aims to ensure the continuity of valuable linguistic heritage. Funding is non-recurring and dependent on annual appropriations.
Opportunity ID: 336867
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | LLGP-FY-2022 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Living Language Grant Program FY2022 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Economic Development |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.032 — Indian Economic Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 06, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 06, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 07, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 07, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), through the OIED Division of Economic Development (DED), solicits proposals only from federally recognized Tribes listed as Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs at 85 FR 5462 or Tribal Organizations are eligible for LLGP grants. Indian Tribes are referred to using the term “Tribe” throughout this notice. Tribal Organization is defined by 25 U.S.C. 5304(l). While only federally recognized Tribes or Tribal Organizations may apply for LLGP grants, grantees may select or retain for-profit or non-profit Tribal Organizations to perform a grant’s scope of work to receive LLGP grants. Excluded as grantees are BIE-operated schools and BIE-funded schools or programs targeting students enrolled in those schools. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Description: | The Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, through OIED, is soliciting proposals from federally recognized Tribes listed as Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs at 86 FR 7554 (January 29, 2021) or Tribal Organizations as eligible for LLGP grants. Indian Tribes are referred to using the term “Tribe” throughout this notice. Tribal Organization is defined by 25 U.S.C. 5304(l). While only federally recognized Tribes or Tribal Organizations may apply for LLGP grants, grantees may select or retain for-profit or non-profit Tribal Organizations to perform a grant’s scope of work for grant funding to support Tribal programs to document Native languages or build Tribal capacity to create or expand language preservation programs. The LLGP will exclude as grantees BIE schools and BIE-funded schools or programs targeting students enrolled in those schools. The funding will focus on small or start-up programs whose objective is to document or build the capacity to preserve Native languages that are losing users, but which still have active users at the grandparent generation. The LLGP seeks to document, preserve, and revitalize languages that are used for face-to-face communication; languages that can be used by a child-bearing generation, but are not being transmitted to children; languages whose only active users are members of the grandparent generation or older; languages whose only active users are members of the grandparent generation or older but who have little opportunity to use them; and languages that serve as a reminder of heritage identity for an ethnic community, but which lack proficient speakers. These grants will be funded under a non-recurring appropriation of the BIA budget. Congress appropriates funds on a year-to-year basis. Thus, while some LLGP projects may extend over several years, funding for successive years depends on each fiscal year’s appropriations. OIED administers this program through its Division of Economic Development (DED). The funding periods and amounts referenced in this solicitation are subject to the availability of funds at the time of award, as well as the Department of the Interior (DOI) and Indian Affairs priorities at the time of the award. Neither DOI nor Indian Affairs will be held responsible for proposal or application preparation costs. Publication of this solicitation does not obligate DOI or Indian Affairs to award any specific grant or to obligate all or any part of available funds. Future funding is subject to the availability of appropriations and cannot be guaranteed. DOI or Indian Affairs may cancel or withdraw this solicitation at any time. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.bia.gov/service/grants/llgp |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jo Ann Metcalfe
jo.metcalfe@bia.gov Email:jo.metcalfe@bia.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 336867 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Foa_Content_of_LLGP-FY-2022 FINAL.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Jo Ann Metcalfe jo.metcalfe@bia.gov Email: jo.metcalfe@bia.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.032 | LLGP-FY-2022 | Living Language Grant Program FY2022 | PKG00270743 | Dec 06, 2021 | Mar 07, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
336867 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
336867 SF3881_2_0-2.0.pdf
336867 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
336867 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
336867 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
336867 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
336867 PerformanceSite_3_0-3.0.pdf
336867 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
336867 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
336867 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
336867 SF424B-1.1.pdf
336867 SF424A-1.0.pdf
336867 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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