First Nations Development Institute: Native Youth and Culture Fund Grants

Deadline for Letter of Intent: March 19, 2010

First Nation's Native Youth and Culture Fund provides grants of $5,000 to $20,000 for projects that incorporate culture and tradition to address issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, mental health, and other social issues. Funded projects should focus on one or more of the following priority areas: preserving cultural and/or spiritual practices, beliefs, and values; engaging both youth and elders in activities that demonstrate methods for documenting traditional knowledge, practices, and/or beliefs; increasing youth's capacity to lead through integrated educational or mentoring programs; and increasing access to cultural customs and beliefs through the use of appropriate technologies as a means of preserving tribal language, arts, history, or other culturally relevant topics. Eligible applicants include Tribal governments, Tribal programs or Native nonprofits in or near Indian Country.

For more information:
http://www.firstnations.org/default2.asp?active_page_id=339