NDN Community Action Fund

Community Action Fund Intent

This grant supports Indigenous frontline, grassroots, community-based groups and organizations, Tribes, communities and villages, and individuals leading direct action or movement-building work in their effort to DEFEND Indigenous People’s rights, and protect their land, air, water, and natural resources.

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AWARD DETAILS

• Annual Award
  
  • Up to $20,000

• Grant Application Cycle
  
  • ‍Opens: January 29, 2025‍
  • Registration Closes: October 17, 2025 5pm Central Time US‍
  • Application: Accepted on a rolling basis until October 31, 2025 5pm Central Time US (or until funds are expended)

• Grant Term
  
  • Maximum of six motnhs

Who is Eligible?

Indigenous-led frontline, grassroots, and community-based groups and organizations, including non-profit organizations, U.S. based Tribes, tribal non-profit entities or tribal programs, Alaska Native Villages or their non-profit entities, First Nations or Inuit and Metis communities, groups and organizations based in Canada, Indigenous communities, groups and organizations based in Mexico, and Individual Indigenous people leading direct action or movement building work.

Applicants must be based in the post-colonial borders of the US, Canada, Mexico, and the related Island Nations of Hawai’i, Borikén/Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Community Action Fund Supports:

• Non-Violent Direct Action
• Climate Disaster Prevention
• Climate Disaster Response

Funds are available specifically for:

• Supplies and Equipment
• Contractual Services
• Travel

CAF DOES NOT SUPPORT:

• Ongoing planned projects/activities/service delivery programs
• Annual operating costs
• Bridge/gap funding
• Scholarships
• Capital projects or land purchase
• Events
• Sponsorships

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Learn More and Apply

Explore the page here for a detailed guide on how to apply, grant information, and more: https://ndncollective.org/community-action-fund/

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