Living Language Grant Program FY2022 | LLGP FY 2022

Opportunity Information: Apply for LLGP FY 2022

The Living Language Grant Program (LLGP) FY2022 is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), under the Office of the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, administered through the Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED) and its Division of Economic Development (DED). The program is designed to help Tribes protect and strengthen Native languages by funding projects that document languages and build Tribal capacity to create, grow, or improve language preservation and revitalization programs. A central theme of the program is preventing further language loss in communities where the language is still alive but clearly endangered, especially where fluent or active speakers are primarily in the grandparent generation or older.

Eligibility is limited to federally recognized Tribal governments and Tribal Organizations (as defined in 25 U.S.C. 5304(l)). The notice uses the term "Tribe" broadly, but the key requirement is federal recognition (as reflected in the Federal Register list of recognized entities) or qualifying status as a Tribal Organization. While only these entities can apply and hold the award, the grantee is allowed to select or retain other organizations, including for-profit or non-profit Tribal Organizations, to help carry out the work under the grant. At the same time, certain applicants are explicitly excluded: Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) operated schools, BIE-funded schools, and programs aimed specifically at students enrolled in those BIE schools cannot be grantees under this opportunity.

LLGP is aimed primarily at smaller or start-up language efforts rather than large, mature programs. The focus is on practical, community-grounded work that either captures language knowledge before it disappears (documentation) or builds the infrastructure needed for long-term preservation (capacity building). The languages targeted are those used for face-to-face communication and those that could realistically be used by a child-bearing generation, but are not currently being passed down to children. The program also covers situations where the only active users are elders, including cases where elders have few opportunities to use the language in daily life, as well as communities where the language remains an important marker of heritage identity but there are few or no proficient speakers left. In other words, the program is meant to meet communities where they are on the revitalization spectrum, from still-spoken-but-endangered to identity-linked languages with limited fluency remaining.

Funding for LLGP comes from a non-recurring BIA appropriation, meaning it is not guaranteed to continue automatically year after year. Congress appropriates funds annually, so even if a project is designed to run across multiple years, continued support in later years depends on future appropriations and priorities at the Department of the Interior and Indian Affairs at the time of any subsequent award actions. The agency also makes clear that it is not responsible for any costs an applicant incurs while preparing a proposal, and that publishing the solicitation does not obligate the Department of the Interior or Indian Affairs to make an award, fund every qualified application, or spend all available funds. They also reserve the right to cancel or withdraw the solicitation.

From the opportunity record itself, the grant is listed under CFDA 15.032. The funding instrument is a grant, the opportunity category is discretionary, and the activity category is labeled "Other." The eligible applicant types are federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments). The opportunity number is LLGP FY 2022, the agency is the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the application closing date was March 7, 2022, and the maximum award amount (ceiling) was $200,000. The posting/creation date in the record is December 6, 2021.

• The Bureau of Indian Affairs in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Living Language Grant Program FY2022" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.032.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2021-12-06.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-03-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).

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