Language documentation and revitalization projects need adequate funding to be sustainable over time. While governmental support for endangered languages may be scanty in many parts of the world, there is a growing list of agencies and foundations who offer grants and fellowships for linguistic and cultural projects.

Note: We aim to update this list twice a year. Also, some of these may be invitation-only grants, and some may only apply to certain regions or populations.

The Modern Endangered Archives Program at UCLA (MEAP)
Foundation for Endangered Languages / Ogmios (FEL)
Endangered Language Fund (ELF)
Cultural Survival: Community Radio Grant Program
Firebird Fellowship
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP)
Gesellschaft für bedrohte Sprachen
Lyle Spencer Research Awards to Transform Education
New York Community Trust
Kalliopeia Foundation
W.K. Kellog Foundation
Walter and Elise Hass Fund
Native Language Immersion Initiative
Atherton Family Foundation
American Indian Family Empowerment Program
Thriving Women
Tradition Bearers for Biocultural Diversity Fellowship
Native Cultures Fund
Peabody Grants
Monterey Peninsula Foundation
The Bloomfield Family Foundation
Steele-Reese Foundation
AMB Foundation
Language Legacies
Native Voices Endowment
Frost Foundation
The Morningstar Foundation
The Marinus and Minna B Koster Foundation
Wildhorse Foundation
Sociological Initiatives Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
The Reva and David Logan Foundation
Northwest Area Foundation
Charlotte Martin Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
S.H. Cowell Foundation
Annenberg Foundation
Travelers Foundation
Chamiza Foundation
The Jacobs Research Funds
Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL) – this program from the National Science Foundation (USA) may no longer be active