NATIVE VOICES ENDOWMENT
A Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Legacy
2008 Call for Proposals
The Native Voices Request for Proposals is now available.
We are happy to announce that ELF will be managing and distributing a new $1.6 million grant program, the Native Voices Endowment. This money comes from the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council, which received the revenues from the U.S. Mint's sale of the Lewis and Clark 2004 Commemorative Coin. Grants through this program will be available to the Native American tribes that came in contact with the Lewis and Clark Expedition between 1803-1806. Click here for a list of eligible tribes.
President Douglas H. Whalen and Nick Emlen traveled to St. Louis, Missouri in October to meet with the members of the Louis and Clark Bicentennial Council's Circle of Tribal Advisors (COTA) and the Missouri Historical Society, and to finalize the stipulations of the grant program. The investment will be managed by the Oregon Community Foundation. It will generate an estimated $75,000 in interest each year, which will be available to enrolled tribal members, tribal government language programs, tribal community language programs and tribal schools and colleges. Proposals will be accepted for Native American language education programs, individual study by Native American language students, and research efforts to document and record Native American languages for future preservation and education. To learn more about this grant program, please email emlen@haskins.yale.edu.
To learn more about the Lewis and Clark Becentennial, please visit lewisandclark200.org
Applying for a Native Voices Grant:
The application deadline for the second round of annual Native Voices proposals will be October 15, 2008. Click here for the Request for Proposals. A list of eligible tribes is available here.