The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council is seeking applications for its Dakota & Ojibwe Language Competitive & Immersion Grant Program to protect and empower the children, parents, and elders in the continuing revitalization of language, thus maintaining Tribal sovereignty.
Donor Name: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/09/2023
Size of the Grant: $80,000-$300,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Mission
Dakota and Ojibwe are spoken and valued as vibrant, living, and thriving languages throughout Minnesota.
Miigwech/Pidamaya for the important work that you do to ensure the continuance of their languages and Miigwech for applying to the Dakota and Ojibwe Language Competitive Grant. These funds were appropriated by the state legislature to the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council through the 2023 Minnesota session Laws, 93rd Legislature, Chapter 40, Article 4, Sec. 2, Subdivision 9, to provide grants to preserve the Dakota and Ojibwe Indian languages through support of projects and services and to support educational programs in Dakota and Ojibwe languages.
This Dakota and Ojibwe Language Immersion Grant will fund a two-year Dakota or Ojibwe Language project. The project will start in the summer of 2023 and require an end date of June 30, 2025, with no opportunity for extension. Requested funding shall supplement (increase the level of services) and not supplant (take the place of) traditional sources of funds. Those who receive this grant are responsible for spending Arts and Cultural Heritage fund dollars in a way that is consistent with the MN Office of Grants Management grants policies, Legacy Amendment Guidelines, the approved work plan, and grant agreement signed between the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (the State) and the grantee. Agencies or organizations receiving Legacy Fund dollars are responsible for spending the money efficiently and effectively.
Grant Priorities
It is the policy of the State of Minnesota to ensure fairness, precision, equity and consistency in competitive grant awards. This includes implementing diversity and inclusion in grant-making. The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council establishes the expectation that grant programs intentionally identify how the grant serves diverse populations, especially populations experiencing inequities and/or disparities.
The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council invites applications for funding in the following Programming Project Areas:
- Creating content-based, culturally appropriate, authentic curriculum for Dakota or Ojibwe
- Language
- Dakota and Ojibwe language application for iPhone, Android, tablets and other smart devices
- Language symposia
- Language immersion camps
- Language bowls and tables
- Traditional and cultural activities using language instruction
- Designing language proficiency assessments
- Dakota and/or Ojibwe language event(s)
- Dakota and/or Ojibwe Programming/projects
- Other Dakota and/or Ojibwe language revitalization projects.
Funding Information
The amount of available grant dollars is $1,300,000 or $650,000 per year. The maximum amount that a grantee can apply for is $150,000 for one year/$300,000 for two years, the minimum about that a grantee can apply for is $40,000 for one year/$80,000 for two years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be either:
- an office, agency, or division administered under the authority of a Federally recognized Minnesota tribe;
- a recognized educational entity in Minnesota or
- a 501(c)(3) non-profit, registered with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office. Applicant must possess the administrative and financial capacity to manage the grant fiscally and responsibly
- All Non-Governmental Organizations applying for grants in the state of Minnesota must undergo a financial review prior to a grant award made of $25,000 and higher. In order to comply with Policy on the Financial Review of Nongovernmental Organizations, please submit one of the following documents with your application, based on the following criteria:
- Grant applicants with annual income of under $50,000, or who have not been in existence long enough to have a completed IRS Form 990 or audit should submit their most recent board reviewed financial statements
- Grant applicants with total annual revenue of $50,000 or more and less than $750,000 should submit their most recent IRS Form 990
- Grant applicants with total annual revenue of over $750,000 should submit their most recent certified financial audit.
For more information, visit MIAC.
