The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation is accepting applications for Capacity Building Grants to assist Native communities in developing culturally appropriate childhood obesity prevention strategies by providing resources and technical assistance. Applications for grants up to $20,000 will be accepted through January 22, 2016.
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is accepting applications for its Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) through Thursday, January 21, 2016. This program funds collaborations aimed at addressing the needs of beginning farmers and ranchers through new and established local and regional training, education, outreach and technical assistance initiatives.
The Great Lakes Intertribal Food Summit will be held at the Gun Lake Pottawatomi’s Jijak Camp from April 21-24, 2016. An open planning call in January will give opportunities for input, and we welcome additional partners.
The 2015 IAC Membership Meeting was a great success. Several hundred attendees, including nearly 80 Native youth attended. Among the highlights were an engaging presentation from Jason Weller who is the Chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and presentations from the youth on their efforts to develop agricultural business plans.
Membership forms for the Intertribal Agriculture Council are available at:
North Central Region SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) is accepting applications for numerous grants, including:
The Notah Begay III Foundation’s Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures is accepting grant applications up to $20,000 for its Seeds of Native Health Capacity Building Grant funded through generous support by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. The grant is aimed at understanding the root causes of diabetes and obesity through 1) community health assessments and 2) community planning and capacity building. Applications are being accepted until August 18th, 2015.
The Intertribal Agriculture Council is offering a series of webinars on topics related to Indian agriculture. All webinar recordings are posted on the “IndianAg” YouTube channel. To date, most topics have focused on USDA programs, with USDA program staff covering the essentials of major assistance programs. Additional topics will be added in the near future. Comment below if there are topics you’d like to learn more about.
The Value Added Producer Grant will be covered on June 4, 2015 at 2:00pm CDT. Check flyer below for access information.
USDA’s Rural Development has $30 million in funding available through its Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) for efforts assisting farmers, ranchers, and food entrepreneurs in adding value to their raw agricultural products. The electronic submission date through grants.gov is July 2, 2015 and the paper submittal deadline is July 7th.
The Intertribal Agriculture Council will be hosting a national webinar on the VAPG program in conjunction with Rural Development staff in the next couple weeks. Recorded webinars on other topics are available on the IAC “IndianAg” YouTube channel.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting pre-proposals for $235 million in total funding through its Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which is promotes coordination between NRCS and its partners to deliver conservation assistance to producers and landowners. The pre-proposal application deadline is July 8, 2015.
First Nations Development Institute is accepting applications for their Native American Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI) Seeds of Native Health grant through May 21, 2015 that is made possible through generous support of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC). Grant awards will range between $30,000-40,000.
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