‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desir-
ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Secretary may reasonably require, in addition to the 
information required in this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include a certification 
from the eligible entity that the entity has not less 
than 3 years of experience in operating and admin-
istering a Native American language program or any 
other educational program in which instruction is 
conducted in a Native American language. 
‘‘(e) USES OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under this section shall use the 
grant funds for the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Native American language programs, 
which are site-based educational programs 
that— 
‘‘(i) provide instruction through the 
use of a Native American language for not 
less than 10 children for an average of not 
less than 500 hours; 
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‘‘(ii) provide for the involvement of 
parents (or legal guardians) of students 
participating in such a program; 
‘‘(iii) develop instructional courses 
and materials for learning Native Amer-
ican languages and for instruction through 
the use of Native American languages; 
‘‘(iv) provide for teacher training; and 
‘‘(v) work toward a goal of all stu-
dents participating in such a program 
achieving— 
‘‘(I) fluency in a Native Amer-
ican language; and 
‘‘(II) academic proficiency in 
mathematics, English, reading (or 
language arts), and science. 
‘‘(B) Native American language restoration 
programs, which are educational programs 
that— 
‘‘(i) provide instruction in at least 1 
Native American language; 
‘‘(ii) provide training programs for 
teachers of Native American languages; 
‘‘(iii) develop instructional materials 
for the programs; and 
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‘‘(iv) work toward a goal of increasing 
proficiency and fluency for participating 
students in at least 1 Native American lan-
guage. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE
USES.—An eligible entity 
that receives a grant under this section may use the 
grant funds for— 
‘‘(A) Native American language and cul-
ture camps; 
‘‘(B) Native American language programs 
provided in coordination and cooperation with 
educational entities; 
‘‘(C) Native American language programs 
provided in coordination and cooperation with 
local institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(D) Native American language programs 
that use a master-apprentice model of learning 
languages; 
‘‘(E) Native American language programs 
provided through a regional program to better 
serve geographically dispersed students; 
‘‘(F) Native American language teacher 
training programs, such as training programs 
in Native American language translation for 
fluent speakers, training programs for Native 
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