Indigenous Voices Fund Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Criteria501c3 non-profit or equivalent, including Tribes.
Geography
- Alaska based or have an Alaska based program.
Other requirements
- Be engaged in on-the-ground advocacy Indigenous voices prioritized and amplified.
- Related to protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Bristol Bay, the Tongass National Forest, and efforts to prevent hardrock mining across Alaska
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individuals are ineligible
Overview
The Indigenous Voices Fund, managed by the Alaska Conservation Foundation, aims to elevate Indigenous voices in addressing critical conservation issues in Alaska. This fund supports organizations engaged in advocacy for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Bristol Bay, and the Tongass National Forest. Through financial assistance for travel, lodging, and digital organizing, the fund empowers key staff to participate in hearings and outreach efforts, ensuring that Indigenous perspectives are represented in crucial environmental decisions.
Our Values & Guiding Principles
Elevating Indigenous voices in critical conservation issues.
The current focus of the Indigenous Voices Fund is protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Bristol Bay, the Tongass National Forest, and efforts to prevent hardrock mining across Alaska.
What ACF will support through the Indigenous Voices Fund:
- Airfare
- Lodging
- Per diem
- Transportation
- Virtual Gatherings
- Digital Organizing
Eligibility
Criteria501c3 non-profit or equivalent, including TribesAlaska based or have an Alaska based programBe engaged in on-the-ground advocacy Indigenous voices prioritized and amplifiedRelated to protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Bristol Bay, the Tongass National Forest, and efforts to prevent hardrock mining across Alaska
What Alaska Conservation Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 57
- Total given
- $2.12M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $7,000–$258K
- By dollars: Alaska 94%, District of Columbia 4%, Colorado 1%. Top recipient cities: Anchorage, AK; Juneau, AK; Fairbanks, AK.
- 7% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Alaska Pacific University · Anchorage, AK
Collective conserv
$258K
Native Conservancy · Cordvoa, AK
Collective conservat
$226K
University of Alaska Southeast · Juneau, AK
Kelp mariculture
$141K
University of Alaska Fairbanks · Fairbanks, AK
Collective conserv
$93K
Alaska Seeds of Change Through ABH · Anchorage, AK
Collective conserv
$83K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Native americans
- Environmental conservation
- Environmental justice
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