Native Youth and Culture Fund

Native Youth and Culture Fund

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Sponsor
First Nations Development Institute

Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 8, 2018
Application: May 1, 2018

Contact
303.774.7836
grantmaking@firstnations.org

Purpose
The Native Youth and Culture Fund provides grants for projects that focus on youth and incorporate culture and tradition to address social and health issues, such as drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, and mental health.
Projects should focus on one or more of the 4 program priority areas.
1. Preserving, strengthening or renewing cultural and/or spiritual practices, beliefs, and values
2. Engaging both youth and elders in activities that demonstrate methods for documenting traditional knowledge, practices, and/or beliefs, where culturally appropriate
3. Increasing youth leadership and their capacity to lead through integrated educational or mentoring programs
4. Increasing access to and sharing of cultural customs and beliefs through the use of appropriate technologies (traditional and/or modern), as a means of reviving or preserving tribal language, arts, history, or other culturally relevant topics.

Eligibility
Eligible applicants are native-controlled nonprofit organizations and native-controlled community organizations.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide

Amount of funding
Award ceiling: $20,000
Award floor: $5,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 20

Application process
Links to additional guidance and the online application system are available on the program website.
Submit a Stage I proposal online by March 8, 2018. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a Stage II proposal, with a deadline of May 1, 2018.

Tagged as
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians · Children and youth · Community and economic development · Cultural competency · Mental health · Social determinants of health · Substance abuse · Teen pregnancy