First Nations First Nations is now accepting applications under the Access to Ancestral Lands grant opportunity within the California Tribal Fund.
Donor Name: First Nations Development Institute (First Nations)
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $35,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year 5 Months
Details:
First Nations expects to award 12 to 15 grants averaging $35,000 to California-based tribes or tribally-controlled non-profit organizations as they work toward strengthening California-based Indigenous stewardship and protection of ancestral lands. The purpose of the grant is to increase California Tribal people’s access to ancestral homelands.
This grant is made possible through the generous support of the Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation, the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund.
The California Tribal Fund was created to support California-based, California-Native-led nonprofits and tribal programs in controlling and protecting their food systems, water, languages, traditional ecological knowledge, and land. Currently, the fund is operated as a project of First Nations Development Institute.
First Nations seeks projects that increase Native access to and Native stewardship of lands. Selected grantees under this opportunity must use funding to support projects related to land reparations, reclamation of lands formerly under tribal control, and/or initiating culturally-responsive models for current and future land management based on traditional ecological knowledge.
Grant Award Ceilings
Total requests for project budgets within this funding opportunity should not exceed $35,000.
Grant Period
The grant period for this funding opportunity will be 18 months, commencing March 1, 2022, and ending August 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations eligible to apply include California located, Native American-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3), tribal organizations, and Native §7871 organizations. First Nations considers “Native-controlled” to mean that the majority (more than 50%) of the organization’s Board of Directors is tribally affiliated.
- Priority will be given to organizations that currently work to support Indigenous control over land, water, and traditional ecological knowledge within their respective tribal communities and ancestral tribal lands.
- Types of eligible applicants include, but are not limited to:
- California-based federal and state recognized Tribal governments
- Native-controlled 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Native-controlled community organizations with fiscal sponsorship
- Native §7871 organizations
- Native-controlled community organizations with fiscal sponsorship
For more information, visit Access to Ancestral Lands Grant.
