The Rooted Pathways Grant is designed to help organizations deepen their alignment with their mission and vision, strengthening their roots, fostering growth, and supporting their journey toward becoming thriving, resilient organizations.
Donor Name: First Peoples Fund
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/20/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Rooted Pathways is a program that aims to provide resources and stability to an ecosystem of Native arts and cultural organizations through unrestricted general operating support, empowering organizations to define and advance their organizational well-being.
Funding Information
The Rooted Pathways offers a one-year $55,000 grant to nine Native-led arts organizations, businesses, and/or artist collectives.
Grant Period
August 1, 2025 – July 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native-led arts organizations/ businesses/collectives (Non-profit, For Profit, LLCs, etc.) with budgets under $500,000
- Serves US-based artists and culture bearers who are members of a U.S. federally-recognized or U.S. state-recognized tribe, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian
- Applicants may not have received Wallace Foundation awards from other participating organizations of Advancing Well-Being in the Arts Initiative. While applying to multiple participating organizations is permitted, recipients may only be awarded one grant through this joint funding initiative
- Organizations/businesses/collectives must have existed for a minimum of two years, though the formal legal status of the organization may have developed/changed during this time. Two years of activities must be demonstrated
- Applicants for a collective must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application
- Must reside and be based within the 50 U.S. States, the District of Columbia, and/or U.S. territories and other U.S. jurisdictions
- Leadership of the organization must include an enrolled member of, or provide proof of lineal descent 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-conferring program
- If you are a previous grantee with First Peoples Fund (FPF), you must have submitted a final report for any previously awarded FPF Grants.
For more information, visit First Peoples Fund.
