Administration for Native Americans: Availability of Financial Assistance

Federal RegisterDec 17, 1998

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces the

availability of Fiscal Year 1999 funds and other available funds for

Native American language projects. Financial assistance provided by ANA

is designed to assist applicants in designing projects which will

promote the survival and continuing vitality of Native American

languages.

Application kit: Application kits, approved by the OMB under

control number 0980-0204, which expires August 31, 1999, containing the

necessary forms and instructions to apply for a grant under this

program announcement, may be obtained:

By Mail: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans, 370

L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Mail Stop HHH 348-F, Washington, D.C. 20447-

0002, Attention: Aaron Sadler/Application Kit.

By Telephone: Call Janean Chambers, Telephone: (202) 690-6547.

By Telefax: Fax: (202) 690-7441.

By World-Wide-Web: Copies of this program announcement and many of the

required forms may be obtained electronically at the ANA World Wide Web

Page: http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana/index.html

The printed Federal Register notice is the only official program

announcement. Although reasonable efforts are taken to assure that the

files on the ANA World Wide Web Page containing electronic copies of

this Program Announcement are accurate and complete, they are provided

for information only. The applicant bears sole responsibility to assure

that the copy downloaded and/or printed from any other source is

accurate and complete.

DATES: The closing date for submission of applications is February 19,

1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Sneed, Native American Program

Specialist, Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans, 370

L'Enfant Promenade, Mail Stop HHH 348F, Washington, D.C. 20447,

telephone: (202) 690-6504, telefax: (202) 690-7441, or e-mail:

[email protected]

Part I: Supplementary Information

A. Purpose and Availability of Funds

The purpose of this notice is to announce the availability of

fiscal year 1999 financial assistance to eligible applicants for the

purpose of assisting Native Americans in assuring the survival and

continuing vitality of their languages. Financial assistance awards

made under this program announcement will be on a competitive basis and

the proposals will be reviewed against the evaluation criteria in this

announcement.

Approximately $2,000,000 in Fiscal Year 1999 has been allocated for

category I and II grants. For Category I, Planning Grants (project

length: 12 months), the funding level for a budget period of 12 months

will be up to $50,000. For Category II, Design and/or Implementation

Grants (project length: up to 36 months), the funding level for a

budget period of 12 months will be up to $125,000. In accordance with

current agency policies, ANA may fund additional highly ranked

applications if additional funds become available prior to the next

competition.

ANA continues a variety of requirements directed towards enforcing

its policy that an eligible grant recipient may only have one active

ANA grant awarded from a competitive area at any time. Therefore, while

eligible applicants may compete for a Native American language grant in

either of the two categories, an applicant may only submit one

application and no applicant may receive more than one Native American

language grant.

ANA introduces two new requirements within the review criteria for

budget proposals in applications. All applicants must clearly

demonstrate a plan for an employee fringe benefit package which

includes an employee retirement plan benefit, and the funding of travel

for key personnel to attend post-award grant management and

administration training sponsored by ANA.

B. Background

The Congress has recognized that the history of past policies of

the United States toward Indian and other Native American languages has

resulted in a dramatic decrease in the number of Native American

languages that have survived over the past 500 years. Consequently, the

Native American languages Act (Title 1, Pub.L. 101-477) was enacted to

address this decline.

This legislation invested the United States government with the

responsibility to work together with Native Americans to ensure the

survival of cultures and languages unique to Native America. This law

declared that it is the policy of the United States to ``preserve,

protect and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use,

practice and develop Native American languages.'' While the Congress

made a significant first step in passing this legislation in 1990, it

served only as a declaration of policy. No program initiatives were

proposed, nor any funds authorized to enact any significant programs in

furtherance of this policy.

In 1992, Congressional testimony provided estimates that of the

several hundred languages that once existed, about 150 are still spoken

or remembered today. However, only 20 are spoken by persons of all

ages, 30 are spoken by adults of all ages, about 60 are spoken by

middle-aged adults, and 45 are spoken by the most elderly.

In response to this testimony, the Congress passed the Native

American languages Act of 1992 (the Act), Pub. L. 102-524, to assist

Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of

their languages. Passage of the Act was an important second step in

attempting to ensure the survival and continuation of Native languages,

as it provides the basic foundation upon which the tribal nations can

rebuild their economic strength and rich cultural diversity.

While the Federal government recognizes that substantial loss of

Native American languages over the past several hundred years, the

nature and magnitude of the status of Native American languages will be

better defined when eligible applicants under the Act have completed

language assessments.

The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) believes that the

responsibility for achieving self-sufficiency rests with the governing

bodies of Indian Tribes, Alaska Native villages, and in the leadership

of Native American groups. This belief supports the ANA principle that

the local community and its leadership are responsible for determining

goals, setting priorities, and planning and implementing programs which

support the community's long-range goals.

Therefore, since preserving a language and ensuring its

continuation is

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generally one of the first steps taken toward strengthening a group's

identity, activities proposed under this program announcement will

contribute to the social development of Native communities and

significantly contribute to their efforts toward self-sufficiency.

The Administration for Native Americans recognizes that eligible

applicants must have the opportunity to develop their own language

plans, technical capabilities, and access to the necessary financial

and technical resources in order to assess, plan, develop and implement

programs to assure the survival and continuing vitality of their

languages. ANA also recognizes that potential applicants may have

specialized knowledge and capabilities to address specific language

concerns at various levels. This program announcement reflects these

special needs and circumstances.

C. ANA Program and Administrative Policies

Applicants must comply with the following programmatic policies:

Funds will not be awarded for projects addressing dead

languages. For purposes of this announcement, dead languages are those

languages that are no longer spoken by any tribal member or community

member.

The Commissioner shall determine the repository for copies

of products from Native American language grants funded under this

program announcement. At the end of the project period, products or

project models of Native American languages grants funded by this

program announcement should be sent to the designated repository.

Federally recognized Indian Tribes are not required to comply with this

requirement.

Applicants must comply with the following administrative policies:

Current Native American language grantees whose grant

project period extends beyond September 30, 1999, or who have requested

an extension of the grant project beyond that date, are not eligible to

apply for a grant under the same program area. Current Native American

language grantees with project periods beyond September 30, 1999, may

not compete for additional Native American language grants.

Applicants for Category I may propose 12- to 17-month

projects; applicants for Category II may propose up to 36-month

projects.

Applicants must describe a locally-determined strategy to

carry out a proposed project with fundable objectives and activities.

An application from a federally recognized Tribe, Alaska

Native Village or Native American organization must be from the

governing body of the Tribe or organization.

ANA will not accept applications from tribal components

which are tribally-authorized divisions of a larger Tribe, unless the

application includes a tribal resolution which clearly demonstrates the

Tribe's support of the project and the Tribe's understanding that the

other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's authority to submit an

application under the Native American languages program both for the

current competition and for the duration of the approved grant period,

should the application be funded.

If a federally recognized Tribe or Alaska Native village

chooses not to apply, it may support another applicant's project (e.g.,

a tribal organization) which serves or impacts their reservation. In

this case, the applicant must include a tribal resolution which clearly

demonstrates the Tribe's approval of the project and the Tribe's

understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's

authority to submit an application under the Native American languages

program both for the current competition and for the duration of the

approved grant period, should the application be funded.

ANA will only accept one application which serves or

impacts a reservation, Tribe, or Native American community.

Any non-profit organization submitting an application must

submit proof of its non-profit status in the application at the time of

submission. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing a

copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS)

most recent list of tax exempt organizations described in Section

501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing a copy of the currently valid

IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing a copy of the articles

of incorporation bearing the seal of the State in which the corporation

or association is domiciled.

If the applicant, other than a Tribe or an Alaska Native

Village government, is proposing a project benefiting Native Americans

or Native Alaskans, or both, it must provide assurance that its duly

elected or appointed board of directors is representative of the

community, to be served. To establish compliance with the requirement

in the regulations for a Board representative of the community,

applicants should provide information establishing that at least ninety

(90) percent of the individuals serving on a non-profit applicant's

board fall into one or more of the following categories: (1) A current

or past member of the community to be served; (2) a prospective

participant or beneficiary of the project to be funded; or (3) have a

cultural relationship with the community to be served.

Organizations incorporating in American Samoa are

cautioned that the Samoan government relies exclusively upon IRS

determinations of non-profit status; therefore, articles of

incorporation approved by the Samoan government do not establish non-

profit status for these organizations for the purpose of eligibility

for ANA funds.

Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total

approved cost of the project; i.e. the sum of the ACF share and the

non-Federal share. The non-Federal share may be met by cash or in-kind

contributions. Therefore, a project requesting $100,000 in Federal

funds must include a match of at least $25,000 (20% of the total

$125,000 project cost).

As per 45 CFR Part 74.2, In-Kind contributions are defined as ``the

value of non-cash contributions provided by non-Federal third parties.

Third party-in kind contributions may be in the form of real property,

equipment, supplies and other expendable property, and the value of

goods and services directly benefiting and specifically identifiable to

the project or program.''

In addition it may include other Federal funding sources where

legislation or regulations authorize using specific types of funds for

match; examples follow:

Indian Child Welfare funds, through the Department of

Interior;

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance funds,

through the Department of Interior and the Department of Health and

Human Services; and

Community Development Block Grant funds, through the

Department of Housing and Urban Development.

An itemized budget detailing the applicant's non-Federal share, and

its source(s), must be included in an application.

If an applicant plans to charge or otherwise seek credit

for indirect costs in its ANA application, a current copy of its

Indirect Cost Agreement must be included in the application.

A request for a waiver of the non-Federal share

requirement may be submitted in accordance with 45 CFR 1336.50(b)(3) of

the Native American Program Regulations.

Applications originating from American Samoa, Guam, or the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are covered under Section

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501(d) of Public Law 95-134, as amended (48 U.S.C. 1469a) under which

HHS waives any requirement for matching funds under $200,000 (including

in-kind contributions). Therefore, for the grants under this Native

American language program, no match is required for grants to these

insular areas.

D. Proposed Projects To Be Funded

Category I--Planning Grants

The purpose of a Planning Grant is to conduct an assessment and to

develop the plan needed to describe the current status of the

language(s) to be addressed and to establish community long-range

goal(s) to ensure its survival. Project activities may include, but are

not limited to:

Data collection, compilation, organization and description

of current language status through a ``formal'' method (e.g. work

performed by a linguist, and/or a language survey conducted by

community members) or an ``informal'' method (e.g. a community

consensus of the language status based on elders, tribal scholars, and/

or other community members);

Establishment of community long-range language goals; and

Acquisition of necessary training and technical assistance

to administer the project and achieve project goal(s).

Category II--Design and/or Implementation Grants

The purposes of Design and/or Implementation Grants are (1) so

Tribes or communities may design and/or implement a language program to

achieve their long-range goal(s); and (2) to accommodate where the

Tribe or community is in reaching their long-term language goal(s).

Applicants under Category II must be able to document that:

(a) Language information has been collected and analyzed, and that

it is current (compiled within 36 months prior to the grant

application);

(b) The community has established long-range language goals; and

proposed project goals can be achieved.

Category II applications may include purchasing specialized

equipment (including audio and video recording equipment, computers,

and software) necessary to achieve the project objectives. The

applicant must fully justify the need for this equipment and explain

how it will be used to achieve the project objectives.

The types of projects ANA may fund under Category II include, but

are not limited to:

1. Establishment and support of a community Native American

language project to bring older and younger Native Americans together

to facilitate and encourage the teaching of Native American languages

skills from one generation to another;

2. Establishment of a project to train Native Americans to teach

Native American languages to others or to enable them to serve as

interpreters or translators of such languages;

3. Development, printing, and dissemination of materials to be used

for the teaching and enhancement of Native American languages;

4. Establishment or support of a project to train Native Americans

to produce or participate in television or radio programs to be

broadcast in Native American languages; and

5. Compilation, transcription and analysis of oral testimony to

record and preserve Native American languages.

E. Eligible Applicants

The following organizations are eligible to apply under this

competitive area:

Federally recognized Indian Tribes;

Consortia of Indian Tribes;

Incorporated non-federally recognized Tribes;

Incorporated nonprofit multi-purpose community-based

Indian organizations;

Urban Indian Centers;

National or regional incorporated nonprofit Native

American organizations with Native American community-specific

objectives;

Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native

Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia;

Incorporated nonprofit Alaska Native multi-purpose

community-based organizations;

Nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations

in Alaska with village specific projects;

Nonprofit Native organizations in Alaska with village

specific projects;

Public and nonprofit private agencies serving Native

Hawaiians (The populations served may be located on these islands or on

the continental United States);

Public and nonprofit private agencies serving native

peoples from Guam, American Samoa, Palau, or the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands. The populations served may be located on

these islands or in the United States; and

Tribally controlled community colleges, tribally

controlled post-secondary vocational institutions; and,

Colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam,

American Samoa, Palau, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands which serve Native American Pacific Islanders.

Non-profit Alaska Native community entities or tribal

governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or traditional Councils) as

recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Further information on eligibility requirements is presented in

Part I.C, ANA Program and Administrative Policy. Some important

policies found in Part I are highlighted as follows:

Current ANA Native American language grantees whose grant project

period ends on or before September 30, 1999 are eligible to apply for a

grant award under this program announcement. The Project Period is

noted in Block 9 of the ``Financial Assistance Award'' document.

Applicants for new grants may not have a pending request to extend

their existing grant beyond September 30, 1999.

Any non-profit organization submitting an application must submit

proof of its non-profit status in the application at the time of

submission. The non-profit agency can accomplish this by providing a

copy of the applicant's listing in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS)

most recent list of tax exempt organizations described in Section

501(c)(3) of the IRS code or by providing a copy of the currently valid

IRS tax exemption certificate, or by providing a copy of the articles

of incorporation bearing the seal of the State or Tribe in which the

corporation or association is domiciled.

If the applicant, other than a Tribe or an Alaska Native Village

government, is proposing a project benefiting Native Americans or

Native Alaskans, or both, it must provide assurance that its duly

elected or appointed board of directors is representative of the

community, to be served. To establish compliance with the requirement

in the regulations for a Board representative of the community

applicants should provide information establishing that at least ninety

(90) percent of the individuals serving on a non-profit applicant's

board fall into one or more of the following categories: (1) A current

or past member of the community to be served; (2) a prospective

participant or beneficiary of the project to be funded; or (3) have a

cultural relationship with the community to be served. A list of board

members with this information including tribal or Village affiliation,

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one of the most suitable approaches for demonstrating compliance with

this requirement.

Under each competitive area, ANA will only accept one application

which serves or impacts a reservation, Tribe, or Native American

community. If a federally recognized Tribe or Alaska Native village

chooses not to apply, it may support another applicant's project (e.g.,

a tribal organization) which serves or impacts their reservation. In

this case, the applicant must include a tribal resolution which clearly

demonstrates the Tribe's approval of the project and the Tribe's

understanding that the other applicant's project supplants the Tribe's

authority to submit an application under that specific competitive area

both for the current competition and for the duration of the approved

grant period.

Participating Organizations: If a tribal organization, or other

eligible applicant, decides that the objective of its proposed Native

American language project would be accomplished more effectively

through a partnership arrangement with a tribal school, college, or

university, the applicant shall identify such school, college or

university as a participating organization in its application. Under a

partnership agreement, the applicant will be responsible for the

fiscal, administrative and programmatic management of the grant.

F. Grantee Share of the Project

Grantees must provide at least 20 percent of the total approved

cost of the project. The total approved cost of the project is the sum

of the Federal share and the non-Federal share. Further information on

this requirement is presented in Part I.C, ANA Program and

Administrative Policy.

G. Review Criteria

The proposed project should address the Native American languages

purposes stated and described in the section I.B, ``Background'' of

this announcement.

The evaluation criteria below are closely inter-related. Points are

awarded only to applications which respond to these criteria. Proposed

projects will be reviewed on a competitive basis using the following

separate sets of evaluation criteria; one set for planning grant

applications, the other for design and/or implementation grant

applications:

H. Planning Grants

(1) Current Status of Native American language(s) (15 points)

The application fully describes the current status of

Native American language(s) in the community. Since obtaining this data

may be part of the planning grant application being reviewed,

applicants can meet this requirement by explaining their current

language status and providing a detailed description of any

circumstances or barriers which have prevented the collection of

community language data. If documentation exists, describe it in terms

of current language status.

(2) Goals and Available Resources (25 points)

(a) The application describes the proposed project's long-range

goals and strategies, including:

How the specific Native American long-range community

goal(s) relate to the proposed project; and

How the goal(s) fit within the context of the current

language status.

(b) The application explains how the community and the tribal

government (where one exists) intends to achieve these goals. The type

of community served will determine the type of documentation necessary

to demonstrate participation. All Tribes and communities, however, must

indicate in their application how they intend to involve elders and

other community members in their projects and include them in

development of language goals and strategies and in evaluation of

project outcomes. Ways to demonstrate community and tribal government

support for the project include:

A resolution from Tribes or tribal organizations stating

that community involvement has occurred in project planning;

Community surveys and questionnaires, including those

developed to determine the level of community support for tribal

resolutions; and

Minutes of community meetings, tribal presentations and

discussion forums;

Applications from National Indian and Native organizations must

clearly demonstrate a need for the project, explain how the project was

originated, state who the intended beneficiaries will be, and describe

how the recipients will actually benefit from the project. National

Indian and Native organizations should describe their membership and

define how the organization operates.

which will assist and be coordinated with the project are described.

These resources should be documented by letters of commitment of

resources, and not ``letters of support''.

``Letters of support'' merely express another

organization's endorsement of a proposed project. Such support letters

and related documentation do not indicate a binding commitment, do not

establish the authenticity of other resources, and do not offer or bind

specific resources to the project.

``Letters of commitment'' are binding and specify the

nature, amount and conditions under which another agency or

organization will support a project funded with ANA funds. These

resources may be human, natural or financial, and may include other

Federal and non-Federal resources. Applicant statements that additional

funding will be sought from other specific sources are not considered a

binding commitment of outside resources.

Non-ANA resources should be leveraged to strengthen and

broaden the impact of the proposed project in the community. Project

designs should explain how those parts of projects which ANA does not

fund will be financed through other sources. For example, ANA does not

fund construction. Applicants must show the relationship of non-ANA

funded activities to those objectives and activities that are funded

with ANA grant funds.

If the applicant proposes to enter into a partnership arrangement

with a school, college or university, documentation of this commitment

must be included in the application.

(3) Project Objectives, Approach and Activities (30 points)

The proposed objectives in the Objective Work Plan(s) relate to the

goal to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American

language(s). More specifically, together they will achieve for the

Tribe or community's language goals for the proposed project.

Each Objective Work Plan clearly describes:

The tribal government's and community's active involvement

in the continuing participation of Native American language speakers;

Measurable or quantifiable results or outcomes;

How the results or outcomes relate to the community's

long-range goals or the establishment of those goals;

How the project can be accomplished with the available or

expected resources during the project period;

How the main activities will be accomplished;

Who specifically will conduct the activities under each

objective; and

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What the next steps may be after the Planning project is

completed.

(4) Organizational capabilities/Qualifications (20 points)

(a) The management and administrative structure of the applicant is

explained. Evidence of the applicant's ability to manage a project of

the proposed scope is well-defined. The application clearly

demonstrates the successful management of projects of similar scope by

the organization and or by the individual designated to manage the

project.

(b) Position descriptions and/or resumes of key personnel,

including those of consultants, are presented. The position

descriptions and/or resumes relate specifically to the staff proposed

in the Approach Page and in the proposed budget of the application.

Position descriptions very clearly describe the position and its duties

and clearly relate to the personnel staffing required to achieve the

project objectives. Resumes demonstrate that the proposed staff are

qualified to carry out the proposed activities. Either the position

descriptions or the resumes contain the qualifications, and/or

specialized skills, necessary for overall quality management of the

project. Resumes must be included if individuals have been identified

for positions in the application.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to give preference to Native

Americans in hiring staff and contracting services under an approved

ANA grant.

(5) Budget (10 points)

A detailed and fully explained budget is provided for each budget

period requested which:

Identifies and explains each line item, with a well-

written justification, in the budget categories in Section B of the

Budget Information of the application, including the applicant's non-

Federal share and its source. Applicants from American Samoa, Guam, and

the Northern Mariana Islands are not required to provide a 20% match

for the non-Federal share since the level of funding available for the

grants would not invoke a required match for grants to these insular

areas. Therefore, applicants from these insular areas may not have

points reduced for the lack of matching funds. They are, however,

expected to coordinate and organize the delivery of any non-ANA

resources they propose for the project, as are all ANA applicants.

Includes and justifies sufficient cost and other necessary

details to facilitate the determination of cost allowability and the

relevance of these costs to the proposed project; and

Requests funds which are appropriate and necessary for the

scope of the proposed project.

Includes sufficient funds for principal representatives

from the applicant organization to travel to one post-award grant

training and technical assistance conference. This travel and training

should occur as soon as practical.

Includes an employee fringe benefit budget that provides

grant-funded employees with a qualified, self-directed, portable

retirement plan in addition to Social Security. ANA will fund at least

five (5) percent of the employer's share, and up to the full grant-

project Federal share of employer contributions when based on a program

providing benefits equally to all grant-and non-grant employees.

ANA considers a retirement plan to be a necessary, reasonable and

allowable cost in accordance with OMB rules. Minimum standards for an

acceptable retirement fringe benefit plan are:

The plan must be ``qualified'', i.e., approved by the

Internal Revenue Service to receive special tax-favored treatment.

The plan exists for the exclusive benefit of the

participants; funds are to be used for retirement and certain other

pre-retirement needs, not for the organization's needs.

The plan must have a vesting schedule that does not exceed

the initial budget period of the ANA grant.

The plan must be a 401(k) for people who work in

corporations or 403(b) plan for people who work for not-for-profit

organizations. An alternate proposal may be submitted for review and

approval during grant award negotiations. Alternate proposals may

include the use of Individual Retirement Accounts, Money Purchase

Pension Plans, Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Combination Plans, etc.

In no case will a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, e.g.,

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERPs) or Executive Bonus Plan

be accepted.

II. Design and/or Implementation Grants

(1) Current Status of Native American language(s) (10 points)

(a) The application fully describes the current status of the

Native American language to be addressed; current status is defined as

data compiled within the previous 48 months. The description of the

current status minimally includes the following information:

Number of speakers

Age of speakers

Gender of speakers

Level(s) of fluency

Number of first language speakers (Native language as the

first language acquired)

Number of second language speakers (Native language as the

second language acquired)

Where Native language is used (e.g. home, court system,

religious ceremonies; church, media, school, governance and cultural

activities)

Source of data (formal and/or informal)

Rate of language loss or gain

(b) The application fully describes existing community language or

language training programs and projects, if any, in support of the

Native American language to be addressed by the proposed project.

Existing programs and projects may be formal (e.g., work by a linguist,

and/or language survey conducted by community members) or ``informal''

(e.g., a community consensus of the language status based on elders,

tribal scholars, and/or other community members).

The description should answer the following: has applicant had a

community language or language training program within the last 48

months? (2) Within the last 10 years? If so, fully describe the

program(s), and include the following:

Program goals

Number of program participants

Number of speakers

Age range of participants (e.g., 0-5, 6-10, 11-18, etc.)

Number of language teachers

Criteria used to acknowledge competency of language

teachers

Resources available to the applicant (e.g. valid grammars,

dictionaries, and/or thographics or describe other suitable resources)

Program achievements

If applicant has never had a language program, a detailed

explanation of what barriers or circumstances prevented the

establishment of a community language program should be included.

(2) Goals and Available Resources (20 points)

(a) The application describes the proposed project's long-range

goals and strategies, including:

How the specific Native American long-range community

goal(s) relate to the proposed project; and

How the goal(s) fit within the context of the current

language status;

A clearly delineated strategy to assist in assuring the

survival and continued vitality of the Native American languages

addressed in the community.

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