Funding notice
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance – Esther Martinez Immersion (EMI)
Originally published by the Pacific Region TTA Center on www.anapacific.org.
The EMI program supports community-based projects that sustain Native languages through immersive, site-based education for children.
Key facts
- Deadline: August 7, 2026 at 11:59 ET
- Award Ceiling: $ 900,000
- Length of Project: 36, 48, or 60 months (3-5 years)
- Opportunity Number: HHS-2025-ACF-ANA-NB-0116
- CFDA Number: 93.587 – Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages
Post date: July 8, 2026
The Esther Martinez Immersion (EMI) program provides funding for community-based projects that ensure continuing vitality of Native languages through immersion-based instruction. EMI projects must meet the requirements for either a Native American language nest or a Native American language survival school, both of which are immersive, site-based educational programs for children.
Your organization must:
- provide 500 hours of language immersion instruction to school-age children each year of the project, and
- submit an official document that certifies your organization has at least three years of experience operating and administering a Native American language survival school, a Native American language nest, or an educational program in which instruction is through Native American language immersion.
For more information, review the EMI NOFO for the eligibility criteria, EMI program description and funding details, application requirements, and review criteria at the button below.