Native Voices Endowment Grants

Examples of successful applications from past NVE cycles include:

• Native language education programs, curricula, or projects
• Individual language study by Native students who are pursuing study with:
• Universities or colleges offering coursework or research in the student's Native language, or
• A fluent tribal language speaker of the student's Native language in a mentor-apprentice program, private immersion, or tutelage arrangement.
• Documentation and recording of an eligible Native language for preservation and future education (examples include video or audio recording of elder speakers, private instruction or immersion classes, books or films)
• Scholarships and travel grants for participants to institutes or other types of training/workshops that support the documentation or revitalization of an eligible Native language

Eligible Expenses: Salaries, equipment, supplies, consultant fees, travel, and publication costs are eligible. Eligible salaries may include those for tribally enrolled teachers, mentors, researchers, traditional teachers, elders, and storytellers. 

A list of eligible Native languages can be found in Supporting Documents.