Opportunity Information: Apply for BIE 2018 0001
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), through the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), released a discretionary funding opportunity titled the "Native Language Immersion Cooperative Agreement Solicitation" (Funding Opportunity Number: BIE 2018 0001; CFDA: 15.151). Congress provided funds to help the BIE expand and strengthen Native language immersion efforts across BIE-supported schools. The central idea is capacity building: either helping existing immersion programs become stronger and more sustainable or helping communities and schools establish new immersion programs that can serve as workable models throughout the BIE system.
The opportunity is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, which typically means the awarding agency expects to be meaningfully involved during the project period (for example, through ongoing coordination, shared planning, or iterative development work). Rather than funding only direct classroom operations, this solicitation emphasizes building the foundational pieces needed for successful immersion implementation at scale. In practical terms, the BIE is looking to work with outside organization(s) or consultant(s) that can support the design and development of a broader BIE Native Language Immersion initiative.
The work described focuses on several key capacity-building activities. A major component is creating opportunities for collaboration among BIE-funded schools and partners such as tribes, parents, local community stakeholders, and colleges or universities. The goal is to strengthen immersion programs through shared learning, coordination, and alignment with community language goals. The solicitation also highlights the need for programmatic and instructional supports that often determine whether immersion programs thrive long-term. These supports can include developing, revising, or refining standards; designing curriculum and instructional materials; establishing scope and sequence; improving assessment approaches appropriate to language learners and immersion settings; and strengthening teaching strategies aligned with immersion models.
Another core purpose of the project is to help the BIE establish the "foundation elements" of a systemwide immersion initiative. The solicitation explicitly names areas such as assessing needs, assets, and preferences across participating communities and schools; supporting strategic planning for the initiative; and building organizational learning and development so the BIE and its schools are better equipped to launch, improve, and sustain immersion programming. Taken together, the grant is aimed at helping the BIE move beyond isolated efforts toward a more coordinated and well-supported immersion framework grounded in local priorities and proven educational planning practices.
Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $500,000, with an expected total of 10 awards. The announcement was created June 19, 2018, and closed July 20, 2018. Submission deadlines were set at 12:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time for electronic submissions, or 5:00 P.M. MST for mailed submissions to allow time for mailroom date stamping. Applicants were directed to consult two documents located under the "RELATED DOCUMENTS" tab (the Cooperative Agreement(s) Solicitation and the BIE Statement of Work Solicitation) for full instructions and requirements.
For questions or help accessing the full announcement, the point of contact listed was Maureen Lesky at the Bureau of Indian Education, reachable by office phone at (505) 563-5397, mobile at (505) 377-1556, or email at maureen.Lesky@bie.edu.Apply for BIE 2018 0001
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bureau of Indian Affairs-Native Language Immersion Cooperative Agreement Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.151.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 19, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 20, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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