Native Voices Endowment
Native Voices Endowment supports tribes that interacted with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, funding Native American language revitalization work to carry forward the expedition’s bicentennial legacy.
Funder: Endangered Language Fund
Due Dates: No deadline listed
Funding Amounts: Award amount and duration not listed
Summary: Supports eligible Native American languages through a Lewis and Clark bicentennial legacy endowment.
Key Information: Grants are restricted to languages on the program’s eligible languages list.
Description
The Endangered Language Fund (ELF) administers Native Voices Endowment: A Lewis & Clark Expedition Bicentennial Legacy, a grant program supporting eligible Native American languages. The program focuses on language revitalization for tribes that interacted with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with language eligibility defined by a program-specific list.
The endowment carries forward the expedition’s bicentennial legacy through language-focused grant support. Its funds come from the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Council, which received revenues from the U.S. Mint’s sale of the Lewis and Clark 2004 Commemorative Coin.
