Native American Agriculture Fund Grants

479.445.6226
grants@NativeAmericanAgricultureFund.org

The Native American Agriculture Fund provides grants to support Native American farmers and ranchers.

Applicants for general funding may apply for one or more focus areas:

• Business assistance, agricultural education, and technical support
• Loan capital, re-granting capital, and technical assistance/business assistance (CDFIs only)
• Planning activities to regionalize/localize food systems supporting Native communities
• Economic analysis to determine impacts to and solutions for the food system as a result of national disruptions
• Resiliency and contingency planning for emergency/disaster situations
• Response plans for coordinated food production and distribution
• Intertribal agriculture infrastructure planning projects
• Adoption of policies to implement sovereign authority over food and agriculture
• Other projects designed to boost Native food systems

Activities for youth grants may include:

• Hands-on food production
• Support for 4-H, FFA, or other youth groups in the community or school
• Youth-led community projects
• Youth ag councils
• Scholarships, including those that allow native youth to participate in agriculture training or leadership programs outside their own community or connect with other Native youth in agriculture programs
• Online youth agriculture and food related activities
• National disruption response activities impacting food and agriculture production

Eligible applicants include:

• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Nonprofit organizations with a fiscal sponsor
• Educational organizations
• Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Native CDFIs
• State and federally recognized tribal governments and their instrumentalities

General focus grants will range between $100,000 - $250,000.

Youth grants will range between $20,000 - $200,000.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.