Indigenous organization and tribal funding spreadsheet (Last updated 3.21.25)

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1		We recommend exploring the Tribalfunding.org Tribal Funding Registry that the Hozhonigo Institute has put together, a free searchable grants database designed for Tribes and Native-led nonprofits
2	Funder	Types of Projects Funded	Grant Opportunities	Learn More about Grants	Eligibility	Geography	Deadlines	Newsletter Sign up Link	Staff Contacts	Additional Notes

3	NDN Collective	Dedicated to building Indigenous power to defend, develop and decolonize	- Radical Imagination $100,000 for 2 years for Indigenous artists - Changemaker 2-year fellowship for professional development - Community Self Determination - $125,000/year for 2 years - Community Action Fund up to $40,000 for frontline direct action initiatives	Grant Opportunities	Indigenous-led organizations, Tribes, groups, projects and individuals whose work, goals and intentions align with the NDN mission, values, core principles and strategies. “Indigenous-led” is defined as: 100% board of directors/decision makers 70% staff	Turtle Island (North America)	Vary	Scroll to the bottom of the page
4	Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund	The Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund catalyzes the growth of solar energy and expands solar job opportunities in tribal communities across the United States.	-Tribal facility and residential grant - Tribal energy plan $50,000 for 1 year - Tribal solar gap funding up to $250,000, can cover cost-share of other funding - Tribal capacity building grant	Grant Opportunities	Federally-recognized Tribes or organization that are “tribally-led” with a 501(c)(3) non-profit status in which the majority of people it serves are tribal citizens.	Lower 48 states and Alaska	Vary	Sign up here
5	Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.	The primary purpose of our work is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations. Mobilizing resources through strategic placement of program-related support with grants, technical assistance, and organizational capacity building to increase assets, knowledge, and skills.	- Community Vitality - up to $50,000 for projects related to traditional foods, community-based healing, language and cultural knowledge - Flicker Fund - up to $50,000 support to crisis impacted communities and Nations - Land, Water and Climate - up to $50,000 for sacred places, climate action, land back, renewable energies - Thriving Women - up to $50,000 uplifts Indigenous women’s leadership	Grant Opportunities	Are a non-profit with 501(c)3 tax exempt status, a federally-recognized tribal nation project, have a fiscal sponsor or are a SGF Affiliate Project.	Across the Indigenous world	December 2	Scroll to the bottom of the page
6	Social Justice Fund	Community organizing for environmental justice	-Giving Project grants - generally $30,000/year for 1-2 years, general operating funds to support the day to day operations of grassroots community organizing groups - Rapid Response grants - $3,000 to help grassroots organizations respond quickly to the changing political climate with actions and/or strategies that could not have been anticipated - Seed grants - $5,000 general operating grants to support new and emerging groups that are developing their community organizing work - Other one time grants such as Basebuilding, environmental justice giving project, community wealth building	Types of funding	501(c)(3) or 501(c)4 nonprofit, federally recognized Tribal government or agency or fiscally sponsored by either a nonprofit or Tribal government and use a community organizing approach	Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana and Wyoming	4-5 grant cycles per year that vary in timing	Scroll down to the bottom of the page
7	Potlatch Fund	Our grant-making program focuses on Youth Development, Community Building, Language Preservation & Education, Native Arts, and Native Student Success. We also provide training around financial management, board governance, strategic planning, media management, and nonprofit development for past grantees.	Past grants included: - Community Relations and Innovation - to support youth work, community building, arts/culture, language and education/advocacy in Native communities - Power of Ceremony and Healing -Native led organizing	Grants overview	Tribes, tribal nonprofits, Native-led nonprofits, Native artists, and Native initiatives	Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington	Varies	Scroll down to the bottom of the page
8	Na'ah Illahee Fund	We award grants that reach those most vulnerable in hard-to-reach places and who are at risk of severe climate change impacts. We aim to support those populations with little or no access to resources.	- Food sovereignty fund - for community gardens, traditional food workshops, Native food coops, climate resilience planning, etc - Rights of Nature Grant and Cohort - Support for people leading the development of Rights of Nature framework for their Indigenous territories - Green Infrastructure Grant - renewable energy, energy sovereignty, solid waste management, stormwater management, land restoration, and clean waterways. - Let’s Help End Gender Based Violence & MMIWP Grant -Power of Ceremony & Healing Gift	Community Funding	- Indigenous or First Nation-led nonprofit organizations: 501(c)3; or community groups with Fiscal fiscal sponsor - Indigenous Individuals, Alaska Natives or First Nation Individuals with Tribal Affiliation - Native American Tribes, Alaska Native Corps, First Nation Bands or Departments of Tribal Governments/First Nation Bands	Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Wyoming and British Columbia	Varies	Scroll to bottom of page
9	First Nations Development Institute	See more information in the Our Programs page The goal of the Stewarding Native Lands program is to provide financial and technical assistance to support Native ecological stewardship and improve Native control of and access to ancestral lands and resources to ensure the sustainable, economic, spiritual and cultural well-being of Native communities. To increase access to healthy food, we support tribes and Native communities as they build sustainable food systems that improve health, strengthen food security and increase their control over Native agriculture and food systems.	Some example categories of funding include: -Strengthening Tribal & Community Institutions -Ecological Stewardship -Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative Information on the website doesn't show when future grant opportunities will specifically open up	Grant Opportunities	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	US	Rotating	Scroll to bottom of page
10	Native American Agriculture Fund	Organizations that have provided and plan to provide business assistance, agricultural education, technical support, or advocacy services to Native farmers and ranchers	One grant cycle per year: General focus areas Business Assistance, Agricultural Education, Technical Support and/or Advocacy Services, and changing Special Focuses such as Climate and Regenerative Agricultural Practices, Climate Resilience and Conservation or Tribal Departments of Agriculture Youth Programming related to Native food systems and engagement in agriculture such as K12 classroom activities, community youth gardens, community youth ag policy councils, FFA (Future Farmers of America) or 4-H, youth food summits or mobilizing Native youth to take on more roles in food systems and food production development activities	Learn more about grants	501(c)(3) organization Educational organization Community Development Financial Institution Tribal government/instrumentality	All US States	One grant cycle per year, changes but generally around May or June	Scroll to bottom of page
11	Indigenous Environmental Network	Requests must be Project-Specific for needs such as scientific/technical/legal assistance, organizing, education and outreach, development of materials, media development, reports, travel, mailings, interns and consultants, etc. to be fulfilled within the next twelve months on a specific mining campaign.	Mini Grant - $4,000 financial grant assistance to communities threatened or adversely affected by mining in the U.S. and Canada.	Mini-grants page	community-based grassroots groups and Indigenous organizations directly affected by mining; regional or national non-profit organizations in the U.S. and Canada working on mining-specific issue	US and Canada	Feb 1, June 1 and Oct 1	Newsletter
12	Indian Land Tenure Foundation	For land-related initiatives in education, cultural awareness, economic opportunity and legal reform.	Letter of Inquiries are required before invitation to submit a full grant proposal. Info on LOIs can be found on Grants-->Learn More pages. Learn more about opportunities related to Education, Cultural Awareness, Economic Opportunity and Legal Reform.	Grants	Tribal, local and state governments; nonprofits with a 501c3 designation, including institutions	National	Rolling, Letter of Inquiries
13	Kalliopeia Foundation	Projects that model cultural and ecological renewal rooted in reverent connection to the Earth. Land-based projects that regenerate soil, soul and community. Two strong currents of interconnected work - land care and Indigenous leadership.	"We accept proposals by invitation only, and we meet new grantee partners through our networks, field research, and gatherings. Please note our primary focus is our existing network of grantee partners. After reading this page, if you feel your work is strongly aligned with our mission, tell us about it at grants@kalliopeia.org. We read and appreciate each introduction, and while we are not able to respond to every email, we will contact you if we are interested to learn more."	Grants Program	See their Who We Support page	National	Invitation only	Newsletter
14	Wildhorse Foundation	Environmental Protection Salmon Restoration Arts Cultural Activities Education Public Health	General Grants - up to $30,000 Rapid Response grants - up to $1500 for small needs that emerge	Grant guidelines	Government, Tribal and non-profit organizations in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) homeland area	Morrow, Umatilla, Union and Wallowa counties in Oregon, most of Benton, Columbia and Walla Walla Counties in Washington	General grant deadlines are January 1, April 1, July 1 & October 1. Rolling for rapid response
15	Spirit Mountain Community Fund	Priority areas: -Environmental health with a focus on environmental justice and river health -Education with a focus on effective education for all and Reading Success & Ready for School -Health with a focus on Healthy Parents, Healthy Children and Prevention & Treatment	Small grants up to $7500; Large Grants up to $50,000 for programmatic work and up to $100,000 for capital projects. - Oregon Tribal Grants, including for environmental preservation	General purpose grants	501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in an 11-county service area, government agencies in Lane, Polk, Tillamook, and Yamhill County, and to the nine federally recognized Tribes of Oregon.	Benton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill County and to the nine federally recognized Tribes of Oregon.	Check grant calendar
16	The Christensen Fund	The Christensen Fund works to support Indigenous Peoples in advancing their inherent rights, dignity, and self determination.	By invitation only - multi-year unrestricted funding	Grantmaking approach		Worldwide	By invitation only	Scroll to bottom of page
17	Sovereign Equity Fund	To advance Native food security to strengthen Tribal sovereignty through advancements in agricultural infrastructure by utilizing transformative mission investment strategies.	Green Horizons - $40,000 to provide capital and capacity-building support to support agricultural and food systems, and farms and ranches. Cultural Foodways Fund - supporting the arts and humanities of Native food and agriculture at Tribal Colleges and Universities	Main page	Green Horizons - tribal governments as lead entities; Cultural Foodways - Tribal Colleges and Universities	Varying		Sign up to receive updates
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