Deadline: 07-May-21
The Chamiza Foundation is seeking applications for its Traditional Project/Program Funding to provide grant support for programs that directly relate to some aspect of the preservation and/or continuity of Pueblo culture and traditional lifeways.
Funding Priorities
- Language preservation and revitalization programs.
- Traditional architecture and building.
- Sustainable agriculture: traditional food ways and cooking practices; understanding of plants and their medicinal uses.
- Traditional arts and crafts instruction: intergenerational programs.
- Tribal and ancestral history; oral histories and storytelling.
- Youth education and leadership: traditions and elements of ceremonial life; ecology and environmental stewardship; innovative uses of technology. Special consideration is given to programs that include a language component.
- Intercultural Exchange and Education.
Funding Information
- The Chamiza Foundation grant awards vary in size, on average from $3,000 to $12,000, but no matter the size, each has the potential for great impact.
Eligibility Criteria
The Chamiza Foundation invites proposals from the following:
- New Mexico’s 19 Pueblo Indian tribal communities
- Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, El Paso, Texas, member of the All Pueblo Council of Governors and the 20th Pueblo
- Pueblo community leadership
- Non-Pueblo organizations that serve Pueblo communities. These entities must submit a letter of support from the Governor of the Pueblo as evidence that the community has requested their involvement.
For more information, visit https://www.chamiza.org/application/