[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29152-29153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09653]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Forthcoming Fiscal Year 2023 Living Language Grant Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Interior.

ACTION: Announcement.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior--Indian Affairs, 
through the Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED), announces a 
forthcoming fiscal year (FY) 2023 Living Language Grant Program (LLGP) 
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in advance of publication on 
Grants.gov. The FY 2023 LLGP will fund Native language immersion 
projects that support a cohesive Tribal community approach through 
collaborative instruction based on current language immersion models. 
The OIED aims to publish the NOFO and allow submission of applications 
in May 2023.

DATES: Proposals must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. EST by the 
deadline indicated in the NOFO and posting on Grants.gov.

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be submitted to https://www.Grants.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dennis Wilson, Grant Management 
Specialist, Office of Indian Economic

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Development, telephone: (505) 917-3235; email: [email protected]. 
If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact 
Ms. Jo Ann Metcalfe, Grant Officer, telephone (401) 703-3390; email 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Additional Program information can be found at: https://www.bia.gov/service/grants/ttgp.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This OIED announcement for the forthcoming 
FY 2023 LLGP NOFO provides interested applicants time to prepare their 
applications prior to the opening of the application period. The OIED 
expects the official NOFO solicitation to run for approximately 90 days 
on Grants.gov to receive applications. Additional information for the 
FY 2023 LLGP NOFO, as well as a link to the final NOFO posting on 
Grants.gov, will be available on OIED's website at the following URL: 
https://www.bia.gov/service/grants/llgp.
    The FY 2023 LLGP cohort anticipates awarding between 18 to 22 
grants, ranging in value from $250,000 to $300,000 in annual funding, 
for a three-year active period of performance. FY 2023 LLGP funding 
supports immersion projects that can provide an ``all-of-community'' 
language program with measurable outcomes which will be achieved within 
the period of performance. The forthcoming NOFO will provide the 
structure by which the applications will be reviewed and evaluated as 
they provide language immersion from a collaborative community 
approach.
    While OIED will not accept applications at this time, interested 
applicants may submit questions to the grant program contacts. No 
project shall be funded that has comparable activities previously 
carried out under other federal assistance programs. The OIED 
encourages applicants to conduct the required registration activities 
for the System for Award Management (SAM), Unique Entity Identifier 
(UEI), the Automated Standard Application for Payment (ASAP), as well 
as acquire a Tribal Resolution.
    The OIED anticipates the FY 2023 LLGP NOFO will publish on 
Grants.gov in May 2023, which will signal the opening of the 
application period. The application period will be open for 90 days. 
All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov.
    The required method of submitting proposals during the open 
solicitation period is through Grants.gov. For information on how to 
apply for grants in Grants.gov, see the instructions available at 
https://www.grants.gov/help/html/help/Applicants/HowToApplyForGrants.htm. Eligible Applicants:

 Native American Tribal Governments (Federally recognized);
 Native American Tribal Organizations (Other than Federally 
recognized); and
 Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations, as defined in Section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(ISDEAA) (25 U.S.C. 5304), including Tribal Consortia.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-09653 Filed 5-4-23; 8:45 am]
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