Deadline: 15-Jun-21
The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples is seeking applications for its Community Vitality Program specifically for community-created and centered initiatives led by Native California Peoples and organizations that are revitalizing cultural projects that have been impacted by the climate fires in 2020.
With the devastating California climate fires and pandemic, there have been many community projects impacted, bringing many challenges including extensive loss of traditional community spaces, ceremonial sites, regalia, traditional food systems and planting areas, and many cultural projects canceled or delayed. Seventh Generation Fund will be providing funding and support for community centered work rooted in culturally grounded strategies.
Projects may include:
- Rebuilding traditional community and ceremonial spaces, arbors, roundhouses, dance grounds
- Reviving traditional foodways and food systems, harvesting, planting, gathering medicines
- Restoring and making traditional and cultural items, ceremonial regalia, baskets
- Traditional land stewardship, traditional ecological knowledge and regeneration of the land
- Amplifying cultural knowledge, language, education on water and fire stewardship
Funding Information
Grant Award Ranges: $10,000 – $15,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects and organizations that serve, originate from and are led by Native California Peoples, and who are most impacted by the issues, methods, and outcomes;
- Focused on community organizing strategies centered in the culture and values of the community served;
- Leadership/Board of Directors is comprised of 80% or more Indigenous Peoples, with an Indigenous Executive Director;
- Non-profit certification with 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, or fiscally-sponsored, or tribally-chartered, and are in good standing with the Seventh Generation Fund.
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