Indigenous Voices Fund Grant

Indigenous Voices Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Alaska Conservation Foundation
Last Updated: February 07, 2026

Summary

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.

Overview

NOTE: Please consider reaching out to ACF staff before applying. Alaska Conservation Foundation Our Mission We protect Alaska’s unique landscapes and ways of life by supporting conservation leaders, organizations, and initiatives. Our Vision We envision a future where Alaska’s lands, waters, wildlife, and ways of life are sustained by and for countless generations. Our Values & Guiding Principles Reverence: We are guided by our love for Alaska and our enduring commitment to protect what sustains us.Interconnectedness: Our work recognizes and prioritizes the relationships between Alaska’s unique landscapes and peoples. Integrity: We approach our work with honesty, humility, and commitment.Inclusion: In everything we do, and who we are, we commit to be fair and representative of Alaska’s cultures, communities, and individuals.Collaboration: We prioritize enduring partnerships founded in deep respect and trust to build a stronger, more sustainable future for Alaska.Innovation: We are adaptable and open; we seek forward-looking and creative solutions to address Alaska’s conservation challenges. Elevating Indigenous voices in critical conservation issues. Alaska Conservation Foundation’s Indigenous Fund (previously called the Travel Fund) supports conservation organizations on the ground addressing 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. The Indigenous Fund enables key staff to travel to hearings, testify in front of decision-makers, and reach important audiences that require travel to/from Alaska, including rural Alaska, as well as Washington DC. What ACF will support through the Indigenous Voices Fund: Airfare Lodging Per diem Transportation Virtual Gatherings Digital Organizing

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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

Ineligibility

Individuals are ineligible