Awarded Grants

This project will increase the existing food pantries ability to provide access to food for tribal members in need. The project will also allow us to collect data to clearly identify rates of food insecurity which will allow us to utilize the data as leverage for other funding opportunities.

The purpose is to support the tribal, urban, and peri-urban first nation communities in the Chicago region in reclaiming community control of food systems for their economic, social, and cultural benefit by increased capacity for harvesting, processing, storing and transporting finished wild rice to the Chicago American Indian Center.

This project will create a food pantry, re-purposing space within the Community Center. This will leverage existing Tribal assets to increase food availability, especially to the children and those impacted by flood and COVID-19.

This project will enable us to install a walk-in cooler recently purchased by the BDC, helping to fund necessary venting and electrical upgrades.

AINA will provide food for the security and survival of our community! Supplying traditional, medicinal, and readily available food stuffs to keep our people healthy, well fed, and secure in our small, tight-knit community of Waimanalo.

This project will create the foundation needed to grow, stabilize, and encourage the development of the food and agriculture sector for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. It will also leverage existing resources and increase participation in the food and agriculture industry.

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response

COVID-19 Response