RIO: Indigenous Languages Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Chuj
- K'iche'
- Q'anjob'al
- Akateko
Overview
Geographic Scope: Oregon
Focus Areas: Compensation for interpretation services in Indigenous and limited diffusion languages
Overview:
RIO compensates interpreters of Indigenous or limited diffusion languages for interpretation services provided in Oregon that would otherwise go unpaid.
Eligible Languages:
- Chuj
- K'iche'
- Mam
- Q'anjob'al
- Akateko
- Ixil
- Mixteco
- Zapoteco
- Yucateco
- Purépecha
- Q'eqchi'
- And more
Eligibility:
- Interpreters of Indigenous or limited diffusion languages
- Services provided in Oregon
Contact Information:
- Phone: 1-888-274-7292
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
How to Apply
How to Apply / Request Services
- Learn more and request an interpreter:
- Call 1-888-274-7292
- Available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
- Interpreters seeking compensation:
- Contact Oregon Worker Relief
- Document interpretation services provided
- Check website or Facebook:
- Visit workerrelief.org for updates
- Follow Facebook page for program announcements
What Oregon Worker Relief actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 21
- Total given
- $768K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $13K–$160K
- By dollars: Oregon 97%, California 3%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR; Hillsboro, OR; Woodburn, OR.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 33% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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