Deadline: 17 February 2017
With the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Agua Fund, The First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is currently seeking applications for its “Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI)” to increase access to healthy and fresh foods for vulnerable children, families and communities.
First Nations support projects that aim to strengthen local food-system control; increase access to local, healthy and traditional foods; and decrease food insecurity and food deserts, all with an emphasis on serving Native American children and families.
Funding Information
Total requests for project budgets within this funding opportunity should not exceed $35,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entities eligible to apply include U.S.-based, Native American-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, tribal organizations or Native American community-based groups committed to increasing healthy food access in rural and reservation-based Native communities and improving the health and well-being of Native American children and families.
- In the past, we have supported a variety of innovative projects, including food sovereignty assessments, farmers’ markets, farm-to-school programs, food co-ops, youth agricultural mentorship projects, and traditional foods projects, to name a few.
- Priority will be given to projects aimed at increasing the availability of healthy, locally-produced foods in Native communities, reducing food insecurity, increasing entrepreneurship and/or programs that create systemic change by increasing community control of local food systems.
- Moreover, this project will give priority to organizations that can assist and contribute to the development of emerging and promising practices in strengthening Native food systems.
- Types of eligible applicants include, but are not limited to:
- Federal- and State-Recognized Tribal Governments (Tribal Government Programs, such as Tribal Arts Programs, Heritage Departments, Economic Development Entities, etc.)
- Native-Controlled 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Native-Controlled Community Organizations with Fiscal Sponsorship
- Native 7871 Organizations
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit First Nations Development Institute.