Indian Land Tenure Foundation - Economic Opportunity Grant

Indian Land Tenure Foundation - Economic Opportunity Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Last Updated: October 25, 2025

Summary

The Indian Land Tenure Foundation's Economic Opportunity Grant aims to empower American Indian nations by enhancing their control over reservation lands. This initiative addresses historical challenges in land ownership and economic development, providing essential resources and tools for communities to manage land effectively. By focusing on land acquisition and productive land use, the Foundation supports sustainable growth and cultural preservation, ultimately fostering economic self-sufficiency among Indigenous populations.

Overview

Mission The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) is a national, community-based organization serving American Indian nations and people in the recovery and control of their rightful homelands. We work to promote education, increase cultural awareness, create economic opportunity, and reform the legal and administrative systems that prevent Indian people from owning and controlling reservation lands. Economic Opportunity Grant Indian Country has seen funding sources come and go over the past 100 years with largely unsuccessful efforts to reduce poverty and prevent further loss of Indian land. Despite popular belief, only a small number of Indian nations and Indian people have benefited substantially from casino revenues. The Foundation supports effective tools and provides resources that improve Indian use and control of reservation lands for the long-term benefit of their community. Projects help tribal communities prioritize land acquisition; understand and create opportunities for the productive use of Indian land; and develop mechanisms to expand direct owner management of their land.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Entities eligible for funding include:Tribal, local and state governmentsNonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation, including institutions

Ineligibility

Activities that are not eligible for funding include, but are not limited to, the following:Advocacy and lobbying efforts to influence legislationEndowmentsLand purchasesBenefits, fundraisers, walk-a-thons, telethons, galas, etc.Scholarships, tuition assistance or other direct funding to individualsSpecial events, except when the event is a key strategy in a continuum of efforts to achieve community goals in the Foundation’s program areas