The Cultural Capital (CC) Fellowship is a yearlong program that strengthens the Collective Spirit of artists who perpetuate generosity, wisdom and integrity within their communities as they further their important cultural work.
Donor Name: First Peoples Fund
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 07/29/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Cultural Capital Fellowships grants intended for Native artists who have strong community ties and are dedicated to preserving and transmitting ancestral traditions. This fellowship is open to artists at any stage of their career.
Cultural Capital Fellowships will be awarded to artists who:
- Are active within and connected to their Native or Tribal community.
- Demonstrate a commitment to passing on ancestral knowledge and practices within Native communities.
- Are actively working to sustain cultural sharing as a way of life within Native communities.
Funding Information
Cultural Capital Fellowships provide $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants for the Cultural Capital Fellowship must meet the following criteria:
- An artist or culture bearer who lives within or is clearly active with and connected to their Native community.
- Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
- Must reside and be based within the United States. Applicants who reside outside the U.S. are ineligible to apply.
- Applicants must be an enrolled member of, or provide proof of lineal descendancy from, a U.S. federally-recognized or U.S. state-recognized tribe, or be able to provide proof of ancestry as an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
- Applicants may not be enrolled in any academic, degree seeking program.
- Native artists working in a wide variety of mediums are welcome to apply.
- Recipients of any 2026 First Peoples Fund (FPF) fellowships are not eligible to apply for the 2027 CC Fellowship.
- Individuals or lead applicants for an organization/business/collective that received a 2026 Live Production Grant are not eligible to apply for the 2027 CC Fellowship.
- Lead applicants or main contacts for any organization/business/collective that received a Rooted Pathways or Weaving Kinship grant in 2025 or 2026 are not eligible to apply for the 2027 CC Fellowship.
- Previous grantees with any First Peoples Fund programs must have submitted a final report for any awarded FPF grants.
For more information, visit First Peoples Fund.
