Project Grant 59250116010

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...

This $748,611 three-year federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program will provide technical assistance, training, and introduction to USDA programs for Native and Native military veteran buffalo producers in South Dakota. The grant, awarded to the Tanka Fund, a Native American-owned non-profit organization, aims to help these underserved agricultural...

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 One Generation's Indigenous Farm Hub (IFH) was awarded a $249,642 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. IFH will conduct research and feasibility studies to develop a regional Community Supported Agriculture distribution and marketing plan serving underserved Indigenous communities in central and northwest New Mexico. The initiative aims to train and support new Indigenous...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $749,051 Project Grant under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers (CFDA 10.443) program to The Learning Center At The Euchee Butterfly Farm Inc., a minority and woman-owned non-profit organization based in Oklahoma. This grant funding supports the organization's efforts to assist Native American farmers in owning and operating successful farms by providing access to USDA programs, as well as...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs has awarded a $1,518,818.81 Cooperative Agreement to The National Center For American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), a non-profit, minority-owned, and Native American-owned organization located in Mesa, Arizona. This award is funded through the Indian Economic Development Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.032), which supports economic development initiatives for federally recognized Native American tribes. The award will...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $2,200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 10.182) to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. The purpose of this 2-year agreement is for the tribe to purchase and distribute locally grown and harvested produce, meat, eggs, and culturally specific foods from approximately 100 socially disadvantaged farmers and producers within 400 miles of distribution...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $3,530,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. (IAC) to provide natural resource conservation outreach, planning, implementation, and evaluation services to accelerate USDA Farm Bill program delivery to American Indian/Alaskan Native producers on private, agricultural land across the United States. The award will...

The Department of Agriculture awarded a $6,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the First Nations Development Institute on February 9, 2024 under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The funding will support the Community Navigators Project, which aims to deliver economic improvement initiatives for Native American communities through various activities such as sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, food sovereignty, and economic development programs. The First...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $362,862 Project Grant to Film Independent, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) on June 1, 2024. The grant supports the production of a feature-length documentary film titled "NIHUNAVEA: MY HEART, MY CENTER" that bears witness to the complex struggles of the Tejon Indian Tribe in reclaiming their cultural heritage, spirituality, and tribal sovereignty in California. The documentary,...