MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Greetings everyone and Happy Spring! I hope this message finds you all in good health and happiness. Here at the Chamiza Foundation we are steadily moving along in the new year. We had our first board meeting for the year on March 18, 2024. I am happy to announce that we awarded $42,000 towards “Traditional” projects and programs. This includes projects and programs that focus on the following areas: Language preservation and revitalization, Youth education and leadership and Agriculture. Please check out the “Impact” page on our website to see who was awarded for the first round of 2024.
Our next application deadline is May 10, 2024. We will be accepting applications for our “Traditional” priority areas which include language preservation, traditional architecture, sustainable agriculture, traditional arts & crafts, tribal & ancestral history, oral histories & storytelling, youth education & leadership, intercultural/intergenerational exchange and education. The online application portal will begin accepting applications starting April 12, 2024. If you have any questions about how to submit your application, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I look forward to seeing many more great applications for our next round of funding.
I am happy to announce that I was voted onto the board for the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching last week. I feel honored to have been asked to sit on this board. The Golden Apple Foundation’s mission is to make a material difference in resolving the teacher shortage through its Scholars and Accelerators programs by expanding the pipeline of highly effective, diverse educators. The Golden Apple Scholars Program is focused on recruiting high school seniors through sophomores in college, from communities in which they will likely return to serve as highly effective teachers in schools-of-need. If you are interested in becoming a Golden Apple Scholar or know someone who is interested in the program, please ask them to visit: https://www.goldenapple.org/scholars-new-mexico
Below you will find grant opportunities provided by the New Mexico Congressional Delegation Office. Additional grant information can be found on the grants.gov website. Additionally, there is a STEM Program announcement from Natives Rising.
Take care, be safe and Happy Easter everyone!
Warm regards,
Dr. Amanda J. Montoya
New Mexico Congressional Delegation Office
Grants Advisory
The New Mexico Congressional Delegation Office is pleased to present a grant advisory that offers a list of time-sensitive grants that may offer federal funding options for organizations, nonprofits, local and tribal governments, as well as other groups in New Mexico. The intent of this advisory is to alert entities about upcoming grants that may address common needs among our communities. Therefore, please use this resource to reach out to any entities that may be interested in the below funding opportunities. This is a select list of current federal grants offered through various federal agencies. It is not a complete list of all grant opportunities and more specific grant requests should be referred to the Delegation Office. For more information on program guidelines, please click on the links provided to be directed to the official grant announcement.
Note: The grants listed here were selected based on Chamiza Foundation priority areas. Please contact Greg E. Knadle, Grants Coordinator for New Mexico Delegation if you would like to receive a list of all grant listings:
Greg E. Knadle
Grants Coordinator | New Mexico Delegation |
Office of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico
709 Hart Senate Office Building, Washsington, D.C 20510
E: greg_knadle@heinrich.senate.gov
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Grant Program: Cultural and Community Resilience
Purpose: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Cultural and Community Resilience program. This program supports community-based efforts to address the impacts of climate change and COVID-19 by safeguarding cultural resources and fostering cultural resilience through identifying, documenting, and/or collecting cultural heritage and community experiences. The program prioritizes projects from disadvantaged communities in the United States or its jurisdictions, and NEH encourages applications that employ inclusive methodologies.
Eligible Applicants: City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Special district governments, Private institutions of higher education, State governments, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, County governments
Funding Information: $2,500,000
Deadline: May 21, 2024
Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ANA
Specific Grantee Type: Tribal/Indian Country
Grant Program: Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance
Purpose: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Native Americans (ANA) announces that it will be soliciting applications for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance program. This program provides funding for projects to support assessments of the status of the native languages in an established community, as well as the 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.
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Funding Information: $4,000,000
Deadline: May 20, 2024
Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ANA
Specific Grantee Type: Tribal/Indian Country
Grant Program: Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance-Esther Martinez Immersion
Purpose: The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans announces that it will be soliciting applications for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance – Esther Martinez Immersion program (EMI). The program provides funding for community-based projects that ensure continuing vitality of Native languages through immersion-based instruction. Programs funded under the EMI notice of funding opportunity must meet the requirements for either a Native American Language Nest, or a Native American Survival School. As defined by Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act.
Eligible Applicants: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Funding Information: $1,000,000
Deadline: May 20, 2024
