Awarded Grants

The Arizona Association of Conservation Districts works closely with State and Tribal Conservation Districts and the Arizona Conservation Partnership to provide on-going training and capacity building for Conservation Districts, agency staff, and other partners, to help ensure that the Conservation Districts and the Arizona Conservation Partnership continue to work together to address Arizona's highest priority conservation needs.

Attending the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM) conference will help foster strategies to learn more about our visitors and what they are taking away from their experiences. The new innovative techniques learned from the conference will overall help our cultural center be more connected with our community.

We are the caregivers of our traditional art forms. Attending the ATALM Conference, will create a better understanding of how to care for cultural items in the Library/Museum's Collection. The manager will utilize the new ideas gain from the conference during the planning of exhibits and the retention of artwork.

Participation in this training will help to increase the capacity of The Keya Foundation's fundraising strategies and help to fully support the Arts Economy on the Cheyenne River.

This course will increase LEAF's ability to promote cultural preservation through the arts by focusing on the organization's readiness for a capital campaign. LEAF will be better prepared to leverage our current assets and create an improved facility, thus resulting in more effective programs and opportunities our tribal community members.