Awarded Grants

This project will increase outreach and engagement to expand G4G’s coalition of Tribes and Tribal citizens, improving collaboration and fostering co-design of grassland-focused conservation activities. The conservation activities will, in subsequent phases, create new and leverage existing sustainable economic opportunities and conservation projects that directly conserve intact grasslands.

The purpose of the Phežúta Garden Project is to create an accessible space for community members to gather and learn about traditional medicines. By planting within tribal communities, elders, youth and teachers will have increased access to traditional medicines, thus retaining Traditional Lakota Ecological Knowledge and increasing native grassland preservation.

The Wolakota Buffalo Range utilizes Indigenous knowledge to regenerate the grassland ecosystem and economy of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate. Wolakota is set to become the largest Native-owned and managed herd and the project ensures that 28,000-acres will remain under Native control, all while creating positive economic, ecological, and cultural outcomes.

The intent of this project is to increase food storage capacity through addition of freezers and a cooler along with an electrical upgrade to utilize the pantry more efficiently. Widening our receiving door will create a safe, efficient work environment which will help volunteer retention and improve conditions for staff.