Cultural Heritage and Native Place Names Grants
The Cultural Heritage Program offers two grant programs that are available online through the Survey Monkey Apply Platform which can be accessed by clicking here. If you are having difficulty accessing our online application and need assistance, please contact the BBNC Education Foundation (BBNCEF) at bbncef@bbnc.net or (907) 265-7852. Please check out the guidelines by clicking here (also found at the bottom of this page under “Related Items”), to see if your organization is eligible.
Piniq’ Grant & Native Place Names Grant Programs
BBNCEF’s core purpose is to build and maintain “connections to our past and invest in our future.” To achieve this purpose, we administer two grant programs: the Piniq’ Grant Program and the Native Place Names Grant Program. Grant awards that are $8,000 and under can be reviewed and approved internally and typically takes about two weeks. Grant awards $8,001 and over are reviewed and approved by the BBNCEF Board of Directors at quarterly board meetings. Eligible entities are welcome and encouraged to submit a proposal for consideration. The guidelines for our program can be found by clicking here and are also at the bottom of this page under “Related Items.”
The Piniq’ and Native Place Name Grants are available online through our Portal on SurveyMonkey Apply, which can be found by clicking here or the button below. For those who cannot access our online application or need assistance, we will work with you – please contact BBNCEF at bbncef@bbnc.net or (907) 265-7852. We also fund entities located outside of Bristol Bay! Please check out the guidelines by clicking here (also found at the bottom of this page under “Related Items”), to see if your organization is eligible.
At any time during the application process, you are welcome and encouraged to contact BBNCEF with questions or for additional assistance. We can be reached at bbncef@bbnc.net or (907) 265-7852. You can also access the grant application platform directly by clicking here. If you are unable to apply online, please contact our office and we can email or fax you an application.
Piniq’ Grant Program
Piniq’ (Pi·niq’): Yugtun (verb) Definition of Piniq’ – strength; power # Tauna Piniqerkauluku man’a qanruyun. ‘That instruction will be our sources of strength,’ (YUP 2005:20); direct nominalization of pinir – ,” no matter the obstacle, resilient, supportive community, empowering our people.”
The Piniq’ Grant Program supports projects and activities that are focused on: (1) Preservation, practice and teaching Native languages of Bristol Bay; (2) Native knowledge, history, skills and practices; and (3) Cultural activities, traditions, subsistence, traditional arts and crafts, dance, history. Activities that promote and preserve the Cultural Heritage of Bristol Bay strengthen our people, communities and region, which is why we named this the Piniq’ Grant Program.
Native Place Names Grant Program
The Native Place Names Grant Program supports projects and activities by organizations focused on (1) Documentation of traditional names of Bristol Bay communities, rivers, lakes, mountains, hills, bays, beaches and other physical features and (2) Stories, oral histories, research and pronunciations of traditional places.
