Project Grant 19054275123

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $300,000 project grant to the Native Arts And Cultures Foundation, Inc. to support personnel and facilities expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The grant funding will allow the Foundation to deliver services that promote the arts and integrate cultural practices to build resilience, as outlined in the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). Specifically, the Foundation will use the...

This federal Project Grant award of $900,000.00 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Native Americans (CFDA 93.612 Native American Programs) supports the First Peoples Fund, a non-profit, American Indian-owned organization based in Rapid City, South Dakota. The funding will enable the organization to expand access to arts and culture resources for the Oglala Lakota creative community over a three-year period from September 2024 to September 2027. Key initiatives...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to New Native Theatre from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The grant supports personnel expenses to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). This program aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with...

Grant Award Summary NACDC Financial Services, Inc. received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Administration for Native Americans under the Native American Programs (CFDA 93.612) on September 30, 2025, to implement the Inokesquetee Saki (Yellowbird) Workforce Development & Fellowship Program. The three-year initiative, concluding September 29, 2028, delivers comprehensive workforce development and professional advancement services targeting Native professionals seeking careers in the...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to A Nonprofit Corporation Indigenous Performance Productions from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The grant supports personnel expenses to respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024), the funding will allow Indigenous Performance Productions to provide opportunities for participation in the arts and arts education. It...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) provides $150,000.00 to support a series of artist-led virtual workshops and forums that foster healing in response to the collective trauma experienced by those affected by the federal Indian Boarding School system. The award recipient, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS), is a...

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071). The grant funding will support the "Elisgu Project (Go Learn It, Yup'ik): A Master Artist Education Project" over a 5-year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The project will implement a statewide network of master Alaska Native artists who will facilitate 6...

First Nations Development Institute was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. The 36-month grant will fund the Native Farmer and Rancher Apprenticeship Network project to provide training, technical assistance, and networking opportunities to Native American beginning farmers and ranchers in the Great Plains and Southwest regions. Specific services include...

The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository received a $616,976 Project Grant from the Administration for Native Americans (Native American Programs, CFDA 93.612) awarded on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. The Kodiak Island Traditional Arts (KITA) Project addresses economic challenges facing Alutiiq artists in the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska, where survey data indicated zero percent of artists earned a living wage through art production. The project delivers...

This Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Project Grant award of $494,362 provides employment and training services to Native American individuals and youth through June 2025. Funded by the Native American Employment and Training program under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the award supports Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos Inc. in delivering services that develop academic and occupational skills, promote entrepreneurship, and economic development for American...