The First Peoples Fund is pleased to announce the 2025 Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award,.
Donor Name: First Peoples Fund
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 07/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Named after FPF’s founder, the annual Community Spirit Awards program offers grants of $50,000 to four to six Native artists who have worked selflessly throughout their lives to share their cultural knowledge and ancestral gifts with their communities. The award is designed to support these essential bearers of cultural practice to carry forward their wisdom and help Native communities heal and thrive.
The award is given out by nomination only to practicing Native artists of any medium, including music, dance, clothing design, basket weaving, beading, storytelling and much more, in both traditional and contemporary forms.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nominees must be practicing Native artists who have demonstrated a lifetime of commitment to their art, engaging in their work for at least 10 years.
- Nominees must be an enrolled member, orprovide proof of lineal descendancy of, a U.S. federally recognized tribe, a state-recognized tribe, or be an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
- The award is open to artists of any medium, from visual to performing to literary, in both traditional and contemporary forms.
- Demonstrated maturity in their field.
- Self-nominations are not accepted.
For more information, visit FPF.
