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//GRANTEES/ARIZONA |
Saturday
5/10/2008 6:16:18 PM |
GRANTEES, ARIZONA
Atlatl, Inc.
ESF - Seed / Arts and crafts
Patsy Phillips Tel: (602)277-3711 Fax: (602)277-3690
[Regional. 5/8/1998. $5,000]
Requests $5,000 seed grant to conduct a feasibility study to regarding the establishment of a $1 Million fund to support Native American Arts.
Cocopah Indian Tribe
ESF Start up / Education
Frank Molina Tel: (520)627-8026 Fax: (520)627-8027
[Cocopah Tribe of Arizona. 4/19/1995. $29,736]
Cocopah Indian Tribe (Somerton, Arizona) implemented the Building Trades Training Program to respond to the demand for skilled tribal labor created by new construction contracts.
Colorado River Indian Tribes
Native American Hunger Program / Program Expansion - Hunger Year Two
Daniel Eddy Tel: (520)669-9211
[Colorado River Indian Tribes. 3/1/2000. $5,000]
To continue operation of the food commodity distribution warehouse and senior meals program.
Native American Hunger Program / Native American Hunger Program - Philip Morris
Daniel Eddy Tel: (520)669-9211
[Colorado River Indian Tribes. 1/26/1999. $7,400]
To expand the tribal senior citizen program by providing 3900 meals to 75 Saturday shut-ins for one year.
Developing Innovations in Navajo Education, Inc.
ESF - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative / Community Food Systems
Hank Willie / swnva@starband.net
[Navajo Nation. 5/31/2002. $75,000]
Retaining traditional Navajo farming techniques, while simultaneously increasing farm productivity through dry-land agriculture techniques, establishing local farmers markets and increasing revenue to farmers via hands-on marketing technical assistance.
ESF - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative / Community Food Systems
Kyril Calsoyas Tel: (928)714-9422 Fax: (928)714-9422 / kyrilcalsoyas@earthlink.com
[Navajo Nation. 1/29/2004. $76,959]
NNTAO will increase the productivity/output of local farms, utilize traditional and modern techniques to increase and retain community health and safety through nutrition, and through information and labeling, increase value of local farmers produce.
Native Youth and Culture Fund / Community Food Systems
Kyril Calsoyas Tel: (928)714-9422 Fax: (928)714-9422 / kyrilcalsoyas@earthlink.com
[Navajo Nation. 4/16/2004. $20,000]
Navajo Beauty Way Program to build the capacity of and utilize the primary asset of the Teesto community, its Navajo traditional value system, to demonstrate respect for elders, responsibility for actions, develop and access Navajo traditional knowledge.
Dine Be Iina, Inc.
Native Youth and Culture Fund / Community Food Systems
Roy Kady Tel: (928) 656-3498 / roykady@dinewoven.com
[Navajo Nation www.navajolifeway.org 4/16/2004. $10,000]
To provide leadership, economic development and support for traditional life ways of Dine sheep herders and textile artists, with a focus on traditional Navajo-Churro sheep breed. A Sheep Camp event will promote health, welfare and education to youth.
Fort Apache Timber Company
Sustainable Forestry Fund / Training & Capacity Building
Mary Classay Tel: (520)338-4931
[White Mountain Apache Tribe. 2/27/2002. $872]
To enable one person to attend the SmallWood 2002 Conference.
Gentle Rain Designs
ESF Start up / Business development
Janet David Tel: (520)734-9535 Fax: (520)734-9520
[Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 4/3/1998. $77,840]
To complete a business plan, and support a home sewing cottage industry, that will produce apparel made from eco-friendly recycled materials.
Gila River Indian Community
Native Youth and Culture Fund / Culture
Greg Mendoza / greg.mendoza@gric.nsn.us
[Gila River Indian Community. 12/12/2002. $20,000]
A culture project, to integrate language and culture and community history awareness activities to provide better opportunities for success for tribal youth.
The Hopi Foundation
ESF - Meehan / Opportunity Fund Grants
Barbara A Poley Tel: (928)734-2380 Fax: (928)734-9520 / bapoley@direcway.com
[Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 2/10/1999. $15,000]
To support the foundation and its programs, Gentle Rain Designs and NativeSun.
ESF - Meehan / Business development
Barbara A Poley Tel: (928)734-2380 Fax: (928)734-9520 bapoley@direcway.com
[Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 5/17/2000. $5,000]
To support research for initiating copyright and/or trademark policies to protect traditional designs, names and logos. Also, to complete a business plan for Gentle Rain Designs which designs, produces and sells clothing made from recycled materials.
ESF Organizational Effectiveness / Organizational Effectiveness
Barbara A Poley Tel: (928)734-2380 Fax: (928)734-9520 / bapoley@direcway.com
[Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 4/3/1998. $150,000]
To develop and implement a strategy for securing a $3 million endowment as part of a long-term strategy to become a community foundation.
ESF Working Capital / Institutional capacity
Barbara A Poley Tel: (928)734-2380 Fax: (928)734-9520 / bapoley@direcway.com
[Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 12/5/1994. $185,000]
To secure general operating funds which will support the continued development and establishment of full time managerial staff.
Indigenous Advocacy, Inc.
Native Youth and Culture Fund / Culture
Rose Hulligan Tel: (928) 697-8318 Fax: (928) 697-8318 / indigenousadvocacy@yahoo.com
[Navajo Nation. 4/16/2004. $13,529]
To retain traditional knowledge through the Dineh Philoshophy of Life, traditionally practiced by the Dineh people. Retains traditional knowledge, increases human capital of youth through instillation of values, and utilizes community support.
Indigenous Community Enterprises
ESF - Seed / Housing
Estelle J. Bowman Tel: (928) 522-6162 Fax: (928) 522-6163 / ebowman@icehome.org
[Navajo Nation. 1/29/2001. $5,000]
To develop an affordable housing program using hogans as the primary structural design.
Native Youth and Culture Fund / Individual Development Accounts
Estelle J. Bowman Tel: (928) 522-6162 Fax: (928) 522-6163 / ebowman@icehome.org
[Navajo Nation. 12/12/2002. $20,000]
Investing in Our Youth: A Youth-based IDA Initiative, and culturally-based financial literacy program, to assist youth in developing savings and asset management skills.
Indigenous Community Enterprises
ESF - Native Nonprofit Capacity Building - Carnegie / Organizational Effectiveness
Estelle J. Bowman Tel: (928) 522-6162 Fax: (928) 522-6163 / ebowman@icehome.org
[Navajo Nation. 8/27/2003. $20,000]
To hire a human resource consultant to assess the level of staff and board contributions to the organization, design and conduct intensive workshop for board regarding roles and responsibilities and improve internal and external communication practices.
Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
ESF Opportunity Fund / Community development and empowerment
John R. Lewis
[Inter-Tribal. 5/16/2000. $2,500]
To support the efforts of the Southwest Coalition on Native American Philanthropy in the continued development and implementation of the Inter-Tribal Foundation of Arizona.
ESF - Census 2000 / Census 2000
Esther Corbett Tel: (602)258-4822 Fax: (602)258-4825
[Inter-Tribal. 4/28/1999. $40,000]
To conduct outreach, information gathering and dissemination activities focused on Census 2000.
National Society for American Indian Elderly
ESF Opportunity Fund / Fundraising activities
Holly Staley Tel: (602)307-1865 Fax: (602)253-9135
[National. 2/27/2002. $6,000]
To publish the NSAIE cookbook, which will be used as the society's primary fundraising tool.
Paaqavi Tu I' Cooperative
ESF Start up / Arts and crafts
Marilyn Masayesva Tel: (520)734-6600 Fax: (520)734-2557
[Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 7/15/1997. $34,777]
Requests $11,586 to establish the TU I Cooperative, which will create a market for Hopi arts and crafts. Funds would be used for salary ($5,668, travel ($500), rent ($1200).
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
ESF - Individual Development Accounts / Individual Development Accounts
Vivian A Lopez Tel: (520)883-5000 ext. 5360 Fax: (520)578-2777
Pascua Yaqui Tribe. 5/1/1998. $3,000]
San Carlos Apache Missions
Native American Hunger Program / Program Expansion - Hunger Year Two
Gino Piccoli Tel: (520)475-2210
[San Carlos Apache Tribe. 3/1/2000. $5,000]
To support the Geronimo/Kateri Feeding Service, an all volunteer program working with the local Catholic Parish, to serve hot meals to 500 San Carlos Apache tribal members per month, one meal per day.
San Carlos Apache Tribe
Sustainable Forestry Fund / Training & Capacity Building
Dee Randall Tel: (928) 475-2329 / Indeh_DRandall@hotmail.com
[San Carlos Apache Tribe. 10/29/2002. $1,000]
To participate in the Indigenous Assessors Training, November 2002, San Carlos Apache Reservation. Dee Randall and Dan Pitterle.
Southwest Indian Agricultural Learning Center
ESF - Seed / Agriculture, farming and ranching
Vernon Masayesva Tel: (480)675-0870 Fax: (480)675-0870
[Regional. 8/18/1999. $5,000]
To establish a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide training and development opportunities for tribal agricultural projects focusing on traditional techniques and practices.
Timothy Wilcox
Kookyangw Fund / Arts and crafts
Timothy Wilcox Tel: (520)523-9151
[Navajo Nation. 5/18/2001. $1,000]
Competitive award through the Kookyangw Fund Native Graphic Artist in 2000 - 2001 competition.
Tohono O'odham Community Action
ESF - Meehan / Marketing
Tristan Reader Tel: (520)383-4966 Fax: (520)383-5286 / treader@tocaonline.org
[Tohono O'odham Nation. 5/5/2000. $5,000]
To negotiate new permits for weavers to collect basketry materials on both public and private lands, conduct community education and outreach, and expand and sponsor the Celebration of Basketweaving: Arizona Indian Basketweavers Gathering and Market.
ESF Start up / Agriculture, farming and ranching
Tristan Reader Tel: (520)383-4966 Fax: (520)383-5286 / treader@tocaonline.org
[Tohono O'odham Nation. 6/10/1998. $80,000]
To assist community groups and families to form food-gathering groups as well as establish 70 community gardens, re-introducing youth and elder tribal members to traditional gardening and foods.
ESF - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative / Community Food Systems
Tristan Reader Tel: (520)383-4966 Fax: (520)383-5286 / treader@tocaonline.org
[Tohono O'odham Nation. 5/31/2002. $89,520]
Revitalizing the Tohono O'odham tribe's tradition, while at the same time reducing the incidence of severe diabetes through use of an agicultural-based economic development model.
Towering People Productions
ESF Opportunity Fund / Opportunity Fund Grants
Wydale Silversmith Tel: (520)688-3304
[Navajo Nation. 9/29/1998. $4,000]
To establish the Sanders Civic Youth Cultural Arts Center as a formal nonprofit organization within this New Lands community to provide training and employment skills to Navajo youth.
Vechij Himdag MashchamakuD
ESF - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative / Agriculture, farming and ranching
Kent Power Tel: (520) 562-3286 Fax: (520) 562-2028 / kent.power@gric.k12.az.us
[Gila River Indian Community. 12/17/2003. $3,000]
Circle of Life Garden project, to complete physical construction of the garden and install irrigation, develop a curriculum for garden use as an agricultural center and outdoor classroom, and develop income producing aspects of the garden.
White Mountain Apache Tribe
Sustainable Forestry Fund / Training & Capacity Building
Paul DeClay Tel: (928)338-1665 Fax: (928)338-1907 / pdeclay@wmat.nsn.us
[White Mountain Apache Tribe. 2/27/2002. $955]
To enable two persons to attend the SmallWood 2002 Conference, Albuquerque, NM, April 11 - 13, 2002.
Sustainable Forestry Fund / Forest Management Assessment
Paul DeClay Tel: (928)338-1665 Fax: (928)338-1907 / pdeclay@wmat.nsn.us
[White Mountain Apache Tribe. 3/28/2002. $42,500]
To support both a Chain of Custody Assessment and a Forest Management Assessment.
Sustainable Forestry Fund / Forest Management Assessment
Paul DeClay Tel: (928)338-1665 Fax: (928)338-1907 / pdeclay@wmat.nsn.us
[White Mountain Apache Tribe. 12/12/2002. $7,020]
To conduct an updated field audit to determine if any changes in WMAT plans, policies, activities and intent regarding management of the WMAT forestlands since a fire devistated 16.5% of forestland on the reservation.
Yavapai-Apache Nation
ESF - Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative / Higher Value Agricultural Products
Patrick Gorlick Tel: (928) 300-5490 Fax: (928) 567-1051 / patrickg@commspeed.net
[Yavapai-Apache Nation. 1/31/2002. $10,000]
Building the institutional foundation for the creation of a commercial fee-fishing/fish-reasing operation, with a joint mission to native grass/wild flower seed and riparian restoration.
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We believe, that when armed with appropriate resources, Native peoples hold the capacity and ingenuity to ensure the sustainable economic, spiritual, and cultural well being of their communities.
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