Grants to Native-led organisations

Indicative award

$10k–$100k (total award)Community-scale grants, frequently paired with training rather than money alone.

Timing

Several times a yearNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Multiple open requests for proposals each year.

Who can apply

Community organisation

Eligibility

Native-controlled non-profits, tribal governments and programmes. Tribal data sovereignty governs anything a research partner touches.

SSWR clusters

• American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)
• Communities and Neighborhoods
• Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy

Special Interest Groups

• Decolonizing Research Methods
• Financial Capability and Asset Building

Topics

tribal data sovereignty · food sovereignty · financial capability · technical assistance

Apply at

https://www.firstnations.org/

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Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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