Awarded Grants

To provide collaborative, educational, and professional development for tribal members with a focus on grass ecology, restoration principals and practices with how they relate to traditional conservation and species recognition for their cultural significance.

The CRST, Land Office will use this project to build knowledge and resources to assist with management of tribal grasslands, looking to restore a healthy ecosystem. This will be done through the development of management plan that will include leveraging relationships with tribal, federal and industry entities.

Lower Brule intends to regain land lost before 1906, now in Ft. Pierre National Grasslands. It has begun with co-management but needs background to be an equal partner. Information gained about the land history/ecology from archival research will increase tribal knowledge and capacity and provide significant leverage in future negotiations.

This project will increase tribal capacity to restore grassland ecosystem health by supporting the planning and development of a co-stewardship plan for the Little Missouri National Grasslands that upholds tribal culture/language, honors Tribal sovereignty, and encompasses the restoration of cultural landscapes of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation.

This project will provide Pueblo de Cochiti with general operating support to increase their capacity to restore their plaza areas to traditionally appropriate weatherized structures.

This grant will support Native American Electorate Voter Exit Poll, the large survey we do every two years along with BSP Research.

This grant will be used to 1) Build community capacity through website development by strengthening technical skills of two community members and 2) Complete and launch the updated NDNTA website.

This project will increase tribal environmental asset control on or near Native lands.

This proposal leverages advanced broadcast alert systems and community efforts to enhance the rescue and recovery of missing, murdered, or endangered adults. In addition to the new Missing and Endangered Persons (MEP) Event Code that will serve as an Amber Alert for adults, multifaceted efforts will increase public safety and create a resilient community framework. This project seeks to engage the community through a comprehensive and integrated approach.

Renting out a small space to store our supplies and equipment, either a storage unit or a local "startup hub" for entrepreneurs and nonprofit businesses. Bringing in local professionals for artist professional development workshops. Organize a series of arts workshops collaborating with collective members or local partners.