Awarded Grants

2002

Retaining cultural knowledge of white corn production and increasing planted acreage through training, financing, and providing marketing assistance to network farmers, as well as creating an economically stable cafe and food processing plant.

2002 Retaining cultural knowledge of white corn production and increasing planted acreage through training, financing, and providing marketing assistance to network farmers, as well as creating an economically stable cafe and food processing plant.

$34,750

Pinewoods Community Farming, Inc. Gowanda, NY See More

Community Partners

Seneca Nation of Indians

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

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2002

To study the feasibility of the Center's arts and crafts gallery, specifically its ability to make a profit.

2002 To study the feasibility of the Center's arts and crafts gallery, specifically its ability to make a profit.

$3,000

Anishinaabe Center Detroit Lakes, MN See More

Community Partners

White Earth Band of Chippewa

Funding Area

Program Retired – ESF – Native Nonprofit Capacity Building – Carnegie

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2002

Utilizing traditional gardening knowledge and techniques to increase the availability of fresh, healthy foods to community members through a traditional Zuni Waffle garden.

2002 Utilizing traditional gardening knowledge and techniques to increase the availability of fresh, healthy foods to community members through a traditional Zuni Waffle garden.

$2,000

A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Zuni, NM See More

Community Partners

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

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2002

To build management capacity to make better use of the asset or to use the asset more effectively.

2002 To build management capacity to make better use of the asset or to use the asset more effectively.

$15,000

American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, Inc. West Allis, WI See More

Community Partners

Regional

Funding Area

Program Little Eagle Staff Fund

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2002

To hire a CPA to train the executive director and tellers in back office accounting procedures. Specifically, the staff person will write quality daily, monthly, annual procedures, and improve monthly bank and account reconciliation.

2002 To hire a CPA to train the executive director and tellers in back office accounting procedures. Specifically, the staff person will write quality daily, monthly, annual procedures, and improve monthly bank and account reconciliation.

$24,000

Lac Courte Oreilles Federal Credit Union Hayward, WI See More

Community Partners

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Funding Area

Program Retired – ESF – Native Nonprofit Capacity Building – Carnegie

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2002

To increase the value of tribal agricultural land as well as the amount of crops being produced by installing a modern irrigation system.

2002 To increase the value of tribal agricultural land as well as the amount of crops being produced by installing a modern irrigation system.

$8,000

Kenaitze Indian Tribe I.R.A. Kenai, AK See More

Community Partners

Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

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2002

To leverage greater productivity from the executive director, hiring a consultant to audit current workloads and time management. The long-term test is the bringing in of new resources to the organization, including efficiency of time and sustainability

2002 To leverage greater productivity from the executive director, hiring a consultant to audit current workloads and time management. The long-term test is the bringing in of new resources to the organization, including efficiency of time and sustainability

$30,000

Native American Community Board Lake Andes, SD See More

Community Partners

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

Funding Area

Program Retired – ESF – Native Nonprofit Capacity Building – Carnegie

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2002

To conduct strategic planning for NAP leadership transition and organizational development.

2002 To conduct strategic planning for NAP leadership transition and organizational development.

$10,000

Native Americans in Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN See More

Community Partners

National

Funding Area

Program Retired – ESF – Native Nonprofit Capacity Building – Bremer

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2002

Increasing food security by way of creating better food storage and distribution. Better storage will create less waste and allow the village to better carry on its traditional stewarship by taking fewer caribou for consumption.

2002 Increasing food security by way of creating better food storage and distribution. Better storage will create less waste and allow the village to better carry on its traditional stewarship by taking fewer caribou for consumption.

$10,000

Native Village of Kotzebue IRA Kotzebue, AK See More

Community Partners

Native Village of Kotzebue

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

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2002

Utilizing Native nutritional practices to change diets of diabetics living on reservations, allowing them to live prolonged and healthier lives.

2002 Utilizing Native nutritional practices to change diets of diabetics living on reservations, allowing them to live prolonged and healthier lives.

$52,964

Indigenous Diabetes Education Alliance Rapid City, SD See More

Community Partners

Regional

Funding Area

Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

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