Closed · HHS-2026-ACF-ANA-NL-0117 · CFDA 93.587 · Discretionary
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - ANA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$900K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 7, 2026
- Close date
- 12
- Expected awards
The verdict
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - ANA that offered $100,000 -- $900,000 across 12 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 54 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families - ANA.
- $100K-$900K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 12
- expected awards
- 93.587
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on August 7, 2026. CFDA 93.587 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $900,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 7, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$10,000,000
Expected Awards
12
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) will be soliciting applications for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance program. This program funds for projects to support assessments of the status of native languages in established communities. In addition, it funds planning, designing, restoration, and implementing of native language curriculum and education projects to support a community's language preservation goals. Native American communities include American Indian tribes (federally-recognized and non-federally recognized), Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and Native American Pacific Islanders.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
Native American Language Preservation and Mai… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (5 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). This eligibility-code string dominates the Administration for Children and Families - ANA book (41 peers, 75% of 55).
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- 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
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Agency Contact
Carmelia Strickland Carmelia.Strickland@acf.hhs.gov
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What to do next
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