Native Voices Endowment for Indigenous Language Study

From http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/eligible_tribes.php

The Native Voices Endowment: A Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Legacy Project has been created within the Endangered Language Fund for the purpose of revitalizing and perpetuating the aboriginal languages of the American Indian Nations whose ancestors encountered the 1803-1806 Lewis & Clark Expedition.

Proposals will be accepted only for:
Native language education programs, curricula or projects.
Individual study by Native language students who are pursuing study with:
-Universities or colleges offering coursework or research in the student's Native language
-A fluent tribal language speaker of the student's Native language in a mentor-apprentice circumstance, private immersion or tutelage arrangement.
Research efforts to document and record a Native language for future preservation and education. Examples may include video or tape recording elder speakers, private tutelage or immersion classes; books or films.

Grant Amounts: $2,500-$10,000 per year

Deadline is October 17, 2011

For full details and a list of eligible tribes go to http://www.endangeredlanguagefund.org/NVE_request.php