Simpler Grants.gov #22-615

Grants for Endangered Language Research and Infrastructure Development

This opportunity invites proposals from U.S. organizations to support research and infrastructure development for endangered human languages. - Government Buyer: - U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) - Eligible Applicants: - Non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, tribal organizations, and other eligible U.S. entities - Products/Services Requested: - Research and development services focused on documenting and analyzing endangered languages - Activities may include fieldwork, digital recording, documentation, analysis, archiving, and preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases - Funding Details: - Total program funding: $4,800,000 - Approximately 25 awards expected - No cost sharing or matching required - Unique Requirements: - Projects must advance knowledge of dynamic language infrastructure - Supports both senior research grants (1-3 years) and conference proposals - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named, as this is a research grant opportunity

Description

This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning dynamic language infrastructure in the context of endangered human languages. The program supports projects that contribute to data management and archiving, and to the development of the next generation of researchers. Funding can support fieldwork and other activities relevant to the digital recording, documentation and analysis, and archiving of endangered language data, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. Funding is available in the form of one- to three-year senior research grants and conference proposals.

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