OpportunityTitle: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Indian Education (OIE): Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs: Native American Language (NAL@ED) Program, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415B
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1.  Eligible Applicants:  The following entities, either alone or in a consortium, that have a plan to develop and maintain, or to improve and expand, programs that support the entity&#8217;s use of a Native American or Alaska Native language as the primary language of instruction in one or more elementary or secondary schools (or both) are eligible under this program:(a)  An Indian Tribe. (b)  A Tribal College or University (TCU). (c)  A Tribal education agency. (d)  An LEA, including a public charter school that is an LEA under State law. (e)  A school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). (f)  An Alaska Native Regional Corporation (as described in section 3(g) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(g))). (g)  A private, Tribal, or Alaska Native nonprofit organization. (h)  A non-Tribal for-profit organization.
Description: Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Revised Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2021. Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) support schools that use Native American and Alaska Native languages as the primary language of instruction; (2) maintain, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans and Alaska Natives to use, practice, maintain, and revitalize their languages, as envisioned in the Native American Languages Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 2901, et seq.); and (3) support the Nation&#8217;s First Peoples&#8217; efforts to maintain and revitalize their languages and cultures, and to improve educational opportunities and student outcomes within Native American and Alaska Native communities. Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.415B.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Program Mailbox
GrantorContactText: Julius C Cotton &lt;br/&gt;ED Grants.gov FIND Systems Admin. &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-245-6288 &lt;br/&gt;julius.cotton@ed.gov &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager: &lt;br/&gt;Angela Hernandez,  &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Education,  &lt;br/&gt;400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W234,  &lt;br/&gt;Washington, DC 20202-6335.   &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: (202) 205-1909.   &lt;br/&gt;Email:  NAL@ed.gov.
CloseDateExplanation: Applications Available:  June 3, 2922.       Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: July 5, 2022.  Notice of Intent to Apply:  The Department will be able to review grant applications more efficiently if we know the approximate number of applicants that intend to apply.  Therefore, we strongly encourage each potential applicant to notify us of their intent to submit an application.  To do so, please email the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT with the subject line &#8220;Intent to Apply,&#8221; and include the applicant&apos;s name and a contact person&#8217;s name and email address.  Applicants that do not submit a notice of intent to apply may still apply for funding; applicants that do submit a notice of intent to apply are not bound to apply or bound by the information provided.       Date of Pre-Application Meeting:  June 21, 2022.       Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 2, 2022.       Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  September 1, 2022.       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Angela Hernandez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3W234, Washington, DC 20202-6335.  Telephone: (202) 205-1909.  Email:  NAL@ed.gov.