Closed · BIE-0002 · CFDA 15.151 · Discretionary
BIE Native Language Immersion Grants-BIE Funded Schools Only Solicitation
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Indian Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 5, 2019
- Close date
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
BIE Native Language Immersion Grants-BIE Funded Schools Only Solicitation is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Indian Affairs that offered $50,000 -- $500,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 145 other opportunities from Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- $50K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15
- expected awards
- 15.151
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
BIE Native Language Immersion Grants-BIE Fund… is closed (last close June 5, 2019). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Indian Affairs still indexes 145 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 5, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$2,000,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, YOU MUST GO TO THE RELATED DOCUMENTS TAB TO RETRIEVE THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT PACKAGE. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS INFORMATION AS TO HOW YOU MUST APPLY. THIS FUNDING IS RESTRICTED TO BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION FUNDED SCHOOLS ONLY. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) supports efforts to revitalize and maintain Native languages and expand the use of language immersion programs in its schools. The BIE is providing $2,000,000 for grants to BIE-funded schools to expand existing language immersion programs or create new programs that will lead to Native language oral proficiency
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · BIE-0002
Grants.gov marks BIE Native Language Immersion Grants-BIE Fund… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Education (ED). 18 other Bureau of Indian Affairs listings share this eligibility-code string (12% of 146).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Maureen Lesky, Ph.D. Program Manager
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What to do next
BIE Native Language Immersion Grants-BIE Fund… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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