Community Self-Determination Grant

Significant, flexible, multi-year funding supporting community-based and community-driven sustainable solutions in defense, development, and decolonization of Indigenous peoples and lands.

Geographic Scope: Turtle Island (North America) including continental U.S., Canada, Mexico, Islands of Hawaii, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands

Eligible Applicants:

• Tribes
• First Nations
• Inuit and Metis communities
• Indigenous-led nonprofit organizations
• Community-based efforts (prioritized over national organizations)

Focus Areas - Three Core Strategies:

1. Defend: Protecting land and water
2. Develop: Developing sustainable food systems
3. Decolonize: Revitalizing Indigenous languages and lifeways

Award Details:

• $100,000 per year with 2-year commitment
• Maximum grant: $200,000 over two years
• $4 million in total funding available
• Flexible, unrestricted funding (general operating support, power and capacity building, capital support)

Address: 408 Knollwood Dr., Rapid City, SD 57701

Application Process

1. Complete Initial Application (accessed on Community Self-Determination Grant page)
2. Submit Initial Application by deadline
3. Selected applicants advance to full application (details not provided in source)

2023 Application Timeline:

• Initial Applications due: May 3, 2023 at 5:00 PM CST

Note: Specific narrative questions and full application requirements not detailed in source material.