Applications are now open for the Language Revitalization Planning Program to support First Nations communities in B.C. to develop comprehensive, long-term plans for revitalizing and strengthening their languages.
These plans are a way to capture the community’s vision for their language and map out the work for language revitalization into the future. The planning process also helps to build community awareness around language.
The FPCC Language Revitalization Planning Program provides funding plus resources and coaching. Funding can be used for wages, honoraria, equipment, resource materials and more.
The Language Revitalization Planning Program includes peer-to-peer sharing through virtual gatherings and one-on-one coaching support from FPCC as well as helpful resources and templates.
Funding Information
The funding amount is based on the expected budget needed to complete the project in one year and is pending available funding. The suggested budget based on previous program years is $100,000.00. Please submit your expected budget in the expression of interest for consideration.
Phases
Spring Pre-Planning
Purpose: Spring pre-planning supports communities to gather the resources needed to support their language revitalization planning work.
Outcomes
Language Planner is hired
A language planning team is established
A comprehensive language status assessment is completed
Initial engagement is conducted with leadership and community members
Summer Planning
Purpose: Summer planning supports communities to establish the foundational pieces of their language revitalization plan.
Outcomes
Guiding values and principles are identified
Draft vision and strategic goals established
Develop initial actions and indicators
Draft language revitalization plan
Autumn Pre-Implementation Planning
Purpose: Autumn pre-implementation planning support communities to identify and develop the tools and processes required to put the plan into action.
Outcomes
Language revitalization strategies are identified, prioritized and sequenced
Implementation/action plan is completed
Monitoring and evaluation plan is completed
Fully costed budget is completed
Winter Implementation Planning
Purpose: Winter implementation planning supports communities to identify potential risks to the implementation of the language revitalization plan, and to finalize and seek leadership approval for their fully costed 5+ year wholistic language plan.
Outcomes
Resiliency/risk mitigation plan is established
Processes are established for regular review of the plan, including review of progress towards the plan’s goals
The finalized language is approved
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Applicants
First Nations Communities/Governments/Bands/Tribal Councils located in B.C.
First Nations Cultural, Language and Education centres in B.C.
Not-for-profit societies registered in B.C. that are in good standing and are governed by B.C. First Nations individuals (at least 75% of directors identify as members of recognized B.C. First Nations)
B.C. First Nations-led museums and cultural spaces (at least 75% of directors identify as members of recognized B.C. First Nations)
Urban and off-reserve B.C. First Nations organizations (at least 75% of directors identify as members of recognized B.C. First Nations)
Previous applicants may apply as long as all reporting on previous funding from FPHLCC/FPCC (all programs) or the First Peoples’ Cultural Foundation (FPCF) is up to date
Eligible Languages: LRPP funding is available to support the revitalization of the 34 First Nations languages of British Columbia.
Ineligible
Individual applicants
Public institutions (e.g. schools, universities)
Non-Indigenous organizations
For-profit organizations
Committees, groups, task forces without an established governing body
Provincial/territorial and municipal governments and their agencies
Federal departments and agencies
Organizations with incomplete or outstanding reporting with FPHLCC/FPCF
