Awarded Grants

This project will enable Sustainable Economies Law Center to increase their provision of technical assistance to Kai Poma as Kai Poma continues to work on the transfer of the Blues Beach property from Cal Trans to Kai Poma.

This project will enable Waimea Hawaiian Homesteaders' Association Inc. to increase their capacity to develop infrastructure in the Waimea Nui Region.

Travel Scholarship to attend NAFWS Annual Conference

Travel Scholarship to attend NAFWS Annual conference

Travel Scholarship to attend NAFWS Annual Conference

General Operating Support

This project will empower Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc. to deliver 2 educational sessions on traditional first foods for breastfeeding, distribute 35 food boxes with recipes to lactating families, host 2 events for Indigenous Milk Medicine Week, and support Indigenous Lactation Counselors in organizing 3 educational events in their communities.

General Support

Our program purpose is to leverage organizational strengths in program management, youth mentorship, and natural resource management programming to increase food sovereignty, capacity, and avenues for gathering foods that are indigenous to our Tribal Community.

The ultimate purpose is to increase traditional knowledge, improve the health of parents and their babies (i.e. mental, spiritual, physical, emotional), leverage current resources for birthing nursing parents.