Cultural Capital (CC) Fellowship Grant

The Cultural Capital Fellowship offers $10,000 grants to Native artists and culture bearers dedicated to community outreach and cultural preservation. This fellowship strengthens the Collective Spirit of First Peoples artists, emphasizing the importance of passing on ancestral knowledge and maintaining cultural sharing. Eligible applicants must have strong ties to their Native community and be committed to sustaining cultural practices. The fellowship aims to support those who promote generosity, wisdom, and integrity within their communities.

The Cultural Capital (CC) Fellowship Program strengthens the Collective Spirit of artists who perpetuate generosity, wisdom and integrity within their communities as they further their important cultural work. The fellowship is intended for Native artists who have strong community ties and are dedicated to preserving and transmitting ancestral traditions.
Cultural Capital Fellowships offer $10,000 grants to artists and culture bearers dedicated to community outreach and cultural preservation through the arts.
Cultural Capital Fellowships will be awarded to artists who:

• Are active within and connected to their Native or Tribal community.

Eligibility

An artist or culture bearer who lives within or is clearly active with and connected to their Native community.
Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of application.
Must reside and be based within the U.S.
Applicants must be an enrolled member of, or provide proof of lineal descendancy from, a U.S. federally-recognized or U.S. state-recognized tribe, or be able to provide proof of ancestry as an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
Applicants may not be enrolled in any academic, degree seeking program.
Native artists working in a wide variety of mediums, including traditional and contemporary, are welcome to apply.
Previous grantees with any First Peoples Fund programs must have submitted a final report for any awarded FPF grants.

Ineligibility

Current 2025 FPF Fellows are ineligible to apply. Applicants who reside outside of the U.S. are ineligible to apply.
Recipients of any 2025 First Peoples Fund (FPF) fellowships are not eligible to apply for the 2026 CC Fellowship.