Awarded Grants

This project will address the immediate food needs of the Monacan community by increasing access to healthy, culturally relevant food. It will support the operational capacity of the MIN Food Bank as we work to promote Monacan food security and become an active contributor to our local food system.

The project revitalizes Navajo bodyfeeding traditions to improve health, decrease maternal and infant mortality, and strengthen cultural identity. We leverage ancestral knowledge, language, and ceremony as living assets to promote wellness and balance across generations.

This project will control feral ungulates at the Food Resiliency Hub, protecting native crops and traditional farming. By training in sustainable management of this invasive species, we'll increase food security by safeguarding cultivated resources while creating an additional protein source.

FOAFS wish to sponsor Iakwathehtahserón:ni (we are reviving our garden) to implement a healthy foods program in our school. We strive to feed our students and staff a daily morning snack and healthy home cooked lunch that includes garden fresh vegetables as well as wild game.

This project will support WPHWs’ food sovereignty team to increase accessibility of traditional and nutritious food options, including protein, for Wabanaki communities. We will also supply meal kits called TraDishes (traditional dishes), that include ingredients and recipe cards to families.

This project will help create opportunities for local Native families to deepen their land-based connections to traditional foods & plant medicines while protecting their rest and healing during postpartum by leveraging partnerships to deliver nourishing meals to their doors.