Awarded Grants

The ultimate purpose of this project is twofold : 1) INCREASE THE CAPACITY TO GROW ADDITONAL CROPS AND ADD NEW VARIEITIES. The purchase of the greenhouse and new hoop-houses will allow for the growth of 25% more fresh, healthy, pesticide-free produce. Additionally, by adding the greenhouse, the applicant can year-round, and with the hoop-houses, add several additional crops it was unable to grow before. 2) CREATE A NEW SOURCE OF REVENUE by adding a milling machine, allowing the applicant to create value-added products, keep its total output of raw corn, and convert blue corn to corn meal, posole and atole.

The Pine Hill School District will use the orchard to utilize an existing farm site that is currently underutilized. As part of a much larger program designed to leverage the farm for the educational needs of the community, it will develop human capital as well as disperse traditional knowledge across the younger generations contained within the community. The Pine Hill community is a food desert; this will move the control of this valuable food source locally.

This project's ultimate purpose is to create systemic change in the Taos Pueblo community by focusing on the improvement of the health of community members and youth immersion in traditional/sustainable agriculture, thereby increasing the consumption of Taos Pueblo-produced healthful foods that are dependably available, affordable, and preferred; and to improve food security, strengthen cultural heritage, and stimulate food-related economic development and entrepreneurism as means to increase community involvement in the traditional agricultural past of self-reliance, and utilizing that past to make a viable economic future through sustainable agriculture.

The ultimate purpose of this program is to increase grazing forage on minimal acres by utilizing proper stocking rates; education on vaccination protocol and storage to maximize purpose of vaccinating; handling cattle quiet to create a stress free environment; and encourage tribal youth to participate in ranching.

The ultimate purpose is to 1) increase community awareness and knowledge of traditional food systems, their history and associated spiritual traditions, 2) show youth practical, healthy and fun ways to live based on a proud heritage that respects mother earth and is self sufficient, 3) increase community's participation, particularly youth, in understanding their food supply and see opportunities, 4) create economic and fundraising opportunities to sustain this project through an on-reservation farmer's market and store. Further, this project will help supply our 14-year-old food bank with fresh foods for community distribution to children and elders.

The ultimate purpose is to utilize CRYP's garden to increase overall wellness of our tribal community by providing access to healthy foods and educating our youth and families about food security, starting and expanding their gardens, traditional agricultural, harvesting and preserving produce, nutritional benefits of natural gardens and more.

The ultimate purpose is to utilize a nationwide training organization to build the capacity of our team to better serve the Native arts market while increasing the sustainability of our program through learned project management skills.

The ultimate purpose of our project is to 1) create opportunities for Cheyenne River youth to learn and develop as individuals and as artists. We will 2) utilize our art programs and facilities as a positive outlet for youth to express themselves, deterring them from other negative behavior. It is our hope that children and teens in our community find excitement and happiness through our programming and this project provides them opportunities to share their art with the tribal community as well as beyond the reservation.

The ultimate purpose is to 1) retain the respect and value for Wisconsin Native arts and culture, i.e. Ho-chunk people and other Wisconsin tribes; 2) increase the scope and participation of Native artists within area, and 3) to build, cultivate, and maintain a model that can be shared with other Native communities. Ideally the project's self assessment summary will help to leverage LEAF's current success in the area of community building through the arts and related public programs with the need to build a solid infrastructure and secure the necessary funding to sustain a healthy and vibrant Native arts organization.

Ultimate purpose is to 1) Utilize the "Arts in the Park" event to expose local Native artists to the potential benefits of developing an annual art festival for Native artists on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation, 2) increase participation of Native artists in projects, training's, and events that showcase their artwork, and 3) create a positive peer-to-peer environment between other organizations, Lakota Funds staff, and Native artists, whom share common objectives during the Regional NACBI training/event.