Thriving Women Grant Program

Thriving Women Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Amount: Up to US $50,000
Last Updated: February 09, 2026

Summary

Overview

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Self-Determination Founded in 1977, Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples emerged from Indigenous communities during the cultural, social, and political renaissance era of the ’60s and ’70s. Leaders of the time, such as our primary founder the late Daniel Bomberry (Salish/Cayuga), included chiefs, clan mothers, youth, and community activists. These leaders established the organization to respond to the needs of grassroots Indigenous communities and initiatives. Seventh Generation Fund focuses on cultural revitalization, leadership development, tribal sovereignty, and culturally appropriate economic development. Our organization grew and evolved into the foremost Indigenous social-profit organization in the U.S. serving transnational community-based organizations. We recognize the critical need at the grassroots level for access to resources, technical assistance, and training. Our work has consistently been based on traditional Indigenous concepts of holistic ecological stewardship. We have long understood the direct relationships between a healthy environment, social justice, and community well-being. We remain focused on grassroots development through Indigenous community empowerment and action. Our organization derives its name from a precept of the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy). This precept mandates that chiefs consider the impact of their decisions on the seventh generation yet to come. This principle guides us in our frontline work of revitalization, restoration, preservation, planning, and development projects. Our Purpose The primary purpose of our work is dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations. Advancing the effectiveness of Indigenous-led work is the reason why we first emerged. We remain focused on these core tenets: Recognizing that Indigenous Peoples, communities, and nations understand their issues and are best suited to design solutions and programs that remedy their concerns.Advancing the unique wisdom, knowledge, cultures, and practices that shape and inform the vitality of future generations, supporting Mother Earth’s abilities to nurture and sustain life.Mobilizing resources through strategic placement of program-related support with grants, technical assistance, and organizational capacity building to increase assets, knowledge, and skills.Engaging civil society, the philanthropic arena, and pertinent partners to advance Native issues, strategies, and perspectives.Building collective power and multi-generational leadership through focused campaigns, issue advocacy, intergenerational mentoring, convening, and peer learning.Optimizing impact and success through culturally relevant asset development for self-determined, collective prosperity. Thriving Women Recognizes Indigenous women and girls’ inherent strength and capacity for healing, leadership, and regenerating positive futures. Thriving Women affirms and amplifies the leadership of Indigenous women to reclaim traditional matrilineal lifeways – those of which have upheld nations since time immemorial. It recognizes the targeting of Indigenous women and girls as the embodiment of colonization, and the link between extractive industries and violence against Mother Earth. The program supports grassroots, Indigenous women-led and serving initiatives to prevent and remedy gender oppression including strategies addressing MMIWg2; uplifts matrilineal healing and wellness practices (birthkeeping, reproductive health, body sovereignty, arts, etc.), bolsters coming-of-age ceremonies; advances multi-generational kinship and leadership development, and revives ancestral food systems and land practices. Thriving Women is implemented through the following pathways for gender and social justice: Birthkeeping, Motherhood, and KinshipHonoring the Rights of Mother EarthReclaiming a World Without Violence Against Women, Girls, and Two-SpiritsWomen and Girls’ Cultural Vitality and Leadership

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicable organizations must be Indigenous Women led. Additional eligibility guidelines:Created from within an Indigenous community and engages that community constituency in its planning, implementation, development, and objectives.Led by and has decision-making directly vested in the people whose culture and community the project is centered and who are impacted by the initiative.Designed to promote and enhance the language, culture, traditions, values, and lifeways of the Indigenous Peoples it servesA non-profit with 501(c)3 tax exempt status;an SGF Affiliate Project; a project chartered by a federally-recognized tribal nation or has a certified 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.Applicants from outside the United States may apply without U.S. tax exempt status.In good standing with the SGF organization without outstanding issues or reports due.

Ineligibility

The Seventh Generation Fund does not support: Individuals, Non-Native organizations, religious missionizing efforts, purchase of vehicles, heavy equipment, capital campaigns, or scholarship funds.