Native Food Security Grants

For questions about the program:
nafsi@firstnations.org

For questions about the online application system:
grantmaking@firstnations.org
303.774.7836

Native Food Security Grants provide funding for projects designed to ensure consistent access and availability to an abundance of culturally relevant foods that meet the needs and preferences of Native communities.

Project focus areas:

• Native food distribution
  • Infrastructure and equipment support
  • Sourcing and distribution
  • Community access and engagement
  • Operational capacity and professional development
• Food life cycle
  • Opportunities to uplift in the food life cycle including food origins, tending, harvesting, processing, sharing, consumption, and responsible waste management
  • Challenges to address in the food life cycle including inefficiencies, deficiencies, and issues with access
• Wild food harvesting
  • Training, educational resources, and guided activities
  • Access to place
  • Gathering and processing
  • Transportation and travel support
  • Equipment
• Resilient native foodways
  • Emergency preparedness and response
  • Healthy habitat and water
  • Infrastructure and food distribution resilience
  • Traditional knowledge and capacity building
  • Food security policy

Eligible applicants include:

• Federal and state recognized Tribal governments and Tribal government programs
• Native-controlled 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations defined as organizations in which a majority of the Board of Directors and leadership team are Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian
• Native-controlled community organizations with fiscal sponsorship
• Tribal 7871 Organizations

Award range: $10,000 - $40,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 12

A link to the online application portal is available on the program website.

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