First Nations Development Institute is accepting applications for their FDPIR Nutrition Education Grant that will provide grant support to Native communities interested in starting or expanding nutrition education programing for Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) recipients. Applications are being accepted until August 23, and First Nations anticipates awarding 30 grants up to $10,000 each.
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.
Another First Nations Development Institute grant opportunity is available with their Youth and Culture Fund for projects aimed at addressing a variety of social issues. Approximately 20 grants ranging between $5,000 and $20,000 will be awarded. The application deadline is March 20th, 2014.
First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) is currently accepting applications as part of the Native American Food System Initiative (NAFSI) for projects aimed at promoting elderly nutrition. Projects encouraging intergenerational learning will be given additional consideration.
FNDI expects to make between four and five awards at a maximum amount of $25,000. The application deadline is March 14th. More information and the online application are available at http://www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/2014nafsi.
First Nations Development Institute is currently accepting applications for their Native American Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI). Native-controlled non-profits and community-based organizations are eligible to apply for up to ten $37,500 awards. The application deadline is December 6th, 2013. Check the First Nations 2014 NAFSI announcement page for full details.
The Food Sovereignty Summit was held at Oneida, WI from April 15-18, 2013. Nearly 300 attendees learned about innovative agricultural and food system projects across Native North America and connected with other individuals and groups doing similar work. The event was a collaboration among the Oneida Nation, First Nations Development Institute, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
The summit began with workshops and tours on Monday, April 15th. Partnership with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College even allowed participants in a series of courses to obtain college credit.
The summit then got started in full on Tuesday morning after a meet-and-greet reception sponsored by the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. Winona LaDuke helped to start off the conference with an impassioned call to implement food sovereignty across Indian Country. Attendees were then able to select between breakout sessions in three different tracks. This biggest challenge was figuring out which track to select given the quality of speakers in each.
The Food Sovereignty Summit also provided an excellent opportunity to highlight the new Mobile Farmers Market in its debut sales event.
Selling and showcasing a variety of products provided practice in working with multiple products from a variety of vendors. We also offered the official conference t-shirts screen-printed with the awesome Food Sovereignty Summit logo.
The interpersonal connections were definitely one of the biggest successes of the entire event. New connections were made and old connections were rekindled. A great example is the progression of students that have moved on to become teachers themselves.
First Nations Development Institute is accepting applications for their Native Youth & Culture Fund for projects that focus on youth, and incorporate culture and tradition to address social issues. Approximately 20 projects with budgets ranging from $5,000-20,000 are expected to be funded.
Following up on last year’s successful Great Lakes Region Producer Summit, a collaboration among the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, First Nations Development Institute, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, and the Intertribal Agriculture Council is organizing a Food Sovereignty Summit from April 15-18, 2013 at the Oneida’s Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. The agenda will be forthcoming in the near future, but we do already have a save-the-date that is posted below.
The First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) is accepting proposals for its Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative (NAFSI), which will offer six grants averaging $45,000 through the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support projects working to address food systems, food insecurity, and food deserts in Native communities. Applications are due May 11, 2012.
The application and more information is available here:
Here’s a funding opportunity available through First Nations Development Institute. Grant awards range from $25,000-30,000, and applications are due December 16, 20011.
Here’s the link to the grant webpage.
Great Lakes Region IAC Website 