U.S. National Science Foundation
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Feb 16, 2027 · 132 days left
- Award size
- Not specified — see notice
- Total available
- $4.8M · about 25 awards
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility)
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 114
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About this grant
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 — languages that are both understudied and at risk of falling out of use. Made urgent by the imminent loss of roughly half of the approximately 7,000 currently used languages, this effort aims to exploit advances in human-language technology to build computational infrastructure for endangered language research. 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. Fellowship support is available through a separate funding opportunity administered by NEH.
Note: a conference proposal should generally be submitted at least a year in advance of the scheduled date of the conference. For additional information about creating and submitting conference proposals, please refer to PAPPG Chapter II. E.9.
Eligibility (from the notice)
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
-Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.
-Tribal organizations and other American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian serving organizations.
-Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
*Who May Serve as PI:
There are no program-specific restrictions or limits.
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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Jan26
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Feb9
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Feb14
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Feb16
Deadline
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
68 awards to Tennessee recipients in 6 counties since 2016. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $9M | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $3.2M | 2022 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.8M | 2022 |
| University Of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $2.6M | 2019 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.2M | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.1M | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $2M | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2M | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2M | 2020 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2M | 2024 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.7M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.7M | 2022 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another grantee
This federal money also reaches local groups as subawards. 46 subawards on file. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Through | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of California Santa Cruz | $792K | 2023 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Arizona State University | $638K | 2026 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of Southern California | $460K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Florida | $396K | 2026 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $348K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Florida International University | $294K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Texas A & M University | $286K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $274K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | College of William and Mary | $257K | 2026 |
| University Of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Arizona State University | $238K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Florida International University | $231K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | George Mason University | $230K | 2026 |
Source: USAspending.gov subaward reports (prime recipients report subawards of $30,000 or more).
About the program (47.050)
Geosciences — (GEO)
How applications are judged
Not Applicable.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.
About the program (47.070)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering — (CISE)
How applications are judged
Not Applicable.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.
About the program (47.075)
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences — (SBE)
How applications are judged
Not Applicable.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.