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Funding by Topic: American Indian or Alaska Native

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Union Pacific Foundation Community Ties Giving Program: Local Grants Inactive
Grants to nonprofits to support direct services and capacity building efforts aimed at improving the quality of life in communities served by Union Pacific in the areas of safety, workforce development, community spaces, environmental sustainability, and local needs. Special emphasis is given to programs and organizations that advance the diversity, equity, and inclusion of underrepresented populations in target communities.
Geographic coverage: Communities in 23 states served by Union Pacific
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
Sponsor: Union Pacific Foundation
American Indian and Alaska Native Behavioral Health Center of Excellence Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a Center of Excellence to advance behavioral health equity for American Indians and Alaska Natives in both reservations and urban communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 26, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New England Healthy Communities Grant Program Inactive
Funding for communities in New England to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health, and improve quality of life. Program priorities include rural, tribal, and other areas with environmental justice concerns.
Geographic coverage: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Application Deadline: May 26, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program Inactive
Funding to provide culturally responsive training and technical assistance for tribes in the areas of criminal justice, substance use, violent crime, and intergovernmental collaboration.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 24, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
Minority AIDS Initiative: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS Inactive
Grants to increase engagement in care for racial and ethnic minority individuals with substance use disorders and/or co-occurring substance use and mental disorders who are at risk for HIV or are HIV positive and that receive HIV services/treatment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 22, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Inactive
Grants to support planning and conducting research that involves federally recognized tribes and tribal-based organizations on issues of crime and justice, with research priorities including alcohol, opioids, and other substance abuse and violent crime.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 16, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Inactive
Grants to support states and communities to implement suicide prevention and intervention programs for adults, with an emphasis on older adults, adults in rural areas, and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Indigenous Communities Fellowship Inactive
Fellowships for Native individuals who propose innovative solutions to address barriers and issues that are experienced by indigenous communities. The primary question fellows are asked to solve is, "How are Indigenous innovators in the U.S. building upon traditional knowledge and technology to meet the social, environmental, and economic goals of their communities?"
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 9, 2023
Sponsor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative Inactive
This program provides grant support and technical assistance for Alaska Native tribal governments for planning, developing, and implementing changes in tribal criminal justice systems necessary to exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) for covered crimes, which are assault of tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: May 9, 2023
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Program Inactive
Grants to improve and expand access to developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services and supports for transition-aged youth and young adults (ages 16-25), who either have, or are at risk for developing, serious mental health conditions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 8, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services