Funding by Topic: American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG)
Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages may use block grants to improve housing stock, provide community facilities, make infrastructure improvements, and expand job opportunities by supporting the economic development of their communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Oct 27, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in National Disasters Declared by the President
Grants to provide disaster relief and assistance funds to those State Units on Aging (SUAs) and tribal organizations who are currently receiving a grant under Title VI of the Older Americans Act.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Sep 17, 2010
    Sponsor: Administration on Aging

Grants for Native Americans and Native American Caregiver Support Program
Funding for programs to increase home and community based services to older Indians, Alaska Natives and native Hawaiians, which respond to local needs and are consistent with evidence-based prevention practices.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2010
    Sponsor: Administration on Aging

Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment program for health professions educational loans (undergraduate and graduate) in return for full-time clinical service in Indian health programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Indian Health Service

Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety II (R18)
Funding to support Research Demonstration and Dissemination (R18) grant applications to implement safe practice interventions.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships: Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence (Round 2)
Funding for projects to reduce violence in specific communities such as those defined by race, ethnicity, tribe, gender, sexual identity or rural/frontier location.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

State and Regional Funding Programs

Tom and Frances Leach Foundation, Inc.
Supports endeavors to include the arts and humanities, education, human services, medical sciences and health, and the social sciences.
    Geographic Coverage: Giving primarily in ND, particularly in Bismarck and Mandan, and the upper Midwest.
    Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2011

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