Organization:
First Nations Development Institute
Category:
Health, Natural Resources, Environmental Justice, Education, Land, NGO
Eligibility:
Organizations eligible to apply include U.S. based Native American-controlled, nonprofit 501(c)(3), tribal organizations, or Native American community-based groups such as community garden projects, food banks and/or food pantries that serve their communities. Priority will be given to projects aimed at increasing the availability of healthy, locally-produced foods in Native communities, reducing food insecurity, entrepreneurship and/or programs that create systemic change by increasing community control of local food systems. Moreover, this project will give priority to organizations that can assist and contribute to the development of emerging and promising practices in strengthening Native food systems.