NDN Collective supports Indigenous communities, organizers, and movements to defend Native rights and protect their natural resources. Their Community Action Fund provides one-time, short-term urgent response funding for direct action.
Applications will be accepted on a continual basis until October 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM CT. The average grant is $15,000 for up to 6 months, but can be as much as $40,000.
Eligibility
Location
This grant is open to applicants from:
- The United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- American Samoa
- Guam
- The Northern Mariana Islands
- The U.S. Virgin Islands
Applicant
Applicants must be:
- Indigenous-led 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/Metis communities, groups, and organizations based in Canada
- Indigenous communities, groups, and organizations based in Mexico
- Individual Indigenous people leading direct action or movement building work
Applicants may work with a fiscal sponsor.
Allowable Activities
Grant funds may be used to engage in non-violent direct action, such as marches, camps, or boycotts. They may also be used for community-based response to climate connected natural disasters such as flooding, fires, and earthquakes.
Allowable Expenses
Grant funds may be used for:
- Travel
- Climate response items
- Supplies
- Equipment
- Consultants
- Contractual services
- Staff
