{"id":558,"date":"2026-03-04T11:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/?p=558"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:41:19","slug":"native-food-sovereignty-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/native-food-sovereignty-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Food Sovereignty Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This grant may be of interest to you. It’s part of a long list of resources from the University of Washington Center of Environmental Health Equity. I’ve attached the whole list;\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span>Funding Digest (WA State and more)_FEB1 (1).odt<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.firstnations.org\/rfps\/native-food-sovereignty-grant-2026\/?bbeml=tp-pck9Q6QNPEiuBt3JmyTokQ.jm3xp8HYRAkK69WKFfxUfkQ.rTMmxL3CSFEalSoPUcev_uw.lwnLudFAu7E6m6c_VQ1p11A<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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GRANT:\u00a0<\/b><\/span>2026 Native Food Sovereignty Grant<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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FUNDERS: First Nations Development Institute & Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DEADLINE: March 17, 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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KEYWORDS: tribal, food sovereignty, food systems, self-determination, traditional foods, first foods, maternal health, farm to school, governance, inter-tribal, policy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>GRANT AMOUNT:\u00a0ranges from $10,000 to $40,000<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>WHAT GRANT IS FOR: funds projects that establish and safeguard Native food traditions while carrying forward the stories, identities, relationships, and responsibilities that Native cultures live by. Grants will apply for one of the four primary areas of focus: First Foods and Maternal Health, Native Farm to School, GATHER Emerging Organizations and Programs, and Governance of Native Food Systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Tribal government programs, Tribal \u00a77871 entities, Native-controlled nonprofit organizations, and Native-controlled community organizations are eligible to apply. First Nations defines \u201cNative-controlled\u201d as an organization in which a majority of the Board of Directors and leadership team are Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best regards,<\/span><\/p>\n

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Angela Smith\u00a0<\/b><\/span>(she\/her)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Homeownership Outreach and Engagement Specialist<\/span><\/p>\n

Washington State Housing Finance Commission<\/span><\/p>\n

angela.smith@wshfc.org<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0(206) 287- 4497<\/span><\/p>\n

WSHFC.org<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/b><\/span>HeretoHome.org<\/a><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This grant may be of interest to you. It’s part of a long list of resources from the University of Washington Center of Environmental Health Equity. I’ve attached the whole list;\u00a0\u200b\u200bFunding Digest (WA State and more)_FEB1 (1).odt\u200b\u200b \u00a0 https:\/\/www.firstnations.org\/rfps\/native-food-sovereignty-grant-2026\/?bbeml=tp-pck9Q6QNPEiuBt3JmyTokQ.jm3xp8HYRAkK69WKFfxUfkQ.rTMmxL3CSFEalSoPUcev_uw.lwnLudFAu7E6m6c_VQ1p11A GRANT:\u00a02026… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10847,"featured_media":559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[9,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10847"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":561,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558\/revisions\/561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/nppnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}