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

AmeriCorp Indian Tribes Planning Grants
Grants directly to Tribes and Tribal organizations to assist them in developing an AmeriCorps program.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 26, 2010
    Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations

CHIPRA Outreach to and Enrollment of Indians
Grants to help reach American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children who qualify for, but are not yet enrolled, in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
    Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program
Grants to develop integrated home and community-based services and supports for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families by encouraging the development and expansion of effective and enduring systems of care.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 8, 2009
    Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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

Projects to Deliver Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services
Grants to deliver peer-to-peer recovery support services that help prevent relapse and promote sustained recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 10, 2010
    Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships: Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence
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

Tribal Passenger Transportation Technical Assistance Program - Long Term Technical Assistance
Technical assistance program to help Native American tribes enhance economic growth and development by improving transportation services.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Nov 23, 2009
    Sponsor: Community Transportation Association of America

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