ANA Language Grants

The Administration for Native Americans recently announced more than $1 million in new grant awards for Language Preservation and Maintenance. The awards include:

• $383,571 for two years to Chugachmiut to document the fluent speakers of the Sugpiaq language.
  
• $101,435 for one year to the Gulkana Village Council to preserve and revitalize the Ahtna Athabascan culture and language through the development of a comprehensive plan by Tribal elders.
  
• $223,474 for two years to the Alaska Native Heritage Center to preserve the endangered Dena’ina language.
  
• $114,848 for a one year project to the Native Village of Afognak to develop an early childhood Kodiak Sugpiaq/Alutiiq language curriculum.
  
• $99,700 for one year to the Telida Village Council to develop a comprehensive development plan to preserve the Upper Kuskokwim Athabascan language.
  
• $117,132 for one year to the Goldbelt Heritage Foundation to support Tlingit language teachers.
  
• $70,858 for a one year project to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to conduct a language survey to obtain current data on the status of the Tlingit language in Sitka, Alaska.
  

Congratulations to all involved in these language efforts!