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Overview

Yéego Action Grant

Overview: This program offers grants for individual Native artists and culture bearers who are in need of quick financial assistance for an artistic opportunity, emergency situation and/or sudden unanticipated expense related to their art practice or business.

Geographic Scope: United States (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian artists and culture bearers)

Eligible Uses:

  • Artistic opportunities requiring immediate funding

  • Emergency situations

  • Sudden unanticipated expenses related to art practice or business

  • Artist business needs
  • Eligibility:

  • Individual Native artists (American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian)

  • Individual culture bearers

  • Those experiencing financial need for art-related purposes
  • Background: The Yéego Action Grant provides rapid-response funding to support Native artists and culture bearers when unexpected opportunities or emergencies arise.

    Contact: First Peoples Fund, 706 West Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701 | P: (605) 348-0324 | info@firstpeoplesfund.org

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