The First Nations Development Institute is now accepting applications under the Stewarding Native Lands program to support tribal engagement in new or emerging markets that promote forest health and resilience.
Donor Name: First Nations Development Institute
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/13/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
First Nations expects to award up to 12 grants ranging between $200,000 and $500,000 each to eligible Tribes and to Alaska Native Villages and corporations. This grant support is made possible through funding from the U.S. Forest Service.
Types of Projects
First Nations is committed to strengthening American Indian economies to support healthy native communities. As a funder, First Nations is interested in investing in institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities.
Grant opportunities are focused within six key areas:
- Achieving Native Financial Empowerment
- Investing in Native Youth
- Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions
- Advancing Household & Community Asset-Building Strategies
- Nourishing Native Foods & Health
- Stewarding Native Lands.
Grant Period
The grant period for this funding opportunity is September 18, 2025, to December 1, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include:
- 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) nonprofit organizations
- Native 7871 Organizations
- Fiscally-sponsored Native community organizations
- Native community organizations without a 501(c)(3) nonprofit status may submit an application through a sponsoring organization if the sponsor has IRS 501(c)(3) status and can provide written authorization confirming its willingness to act as the fiscal sponsor.
For more information, visit First Nations Development Institute.
