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

Active Living Research and New Connections Grant Opportunities
Funding for research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2010
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color (Round 2)
Funding to prevent childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and safe places to play in communities of color.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 25, 2010
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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

Indian Education Demonstration Grants for Indian Children
Grants to provide financial assistance to projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of services and programs to improve the educational opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary Indian students.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 25, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education

Indian Education Formula Grants Part 1
Grants to support local educational agencies (LEAs) in their efforts to reform and improve elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 12, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education

Indian Education Formula Grants Part II
Grants to reform and improve elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: May 5, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education

Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program
Grants to encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2010
    Sponsor: Indian Health Service

Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship
Grants program to encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2010
    Sponsor: Indian Health Service

Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program
Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in health professions and allied health professions programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Mar 28, 2010
    Sponsor: Indian Health Service

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

Native Telehealth Outreach and Technical Assistance Program (NTOTAP)
Funding for native health organizations to develop prevention and intervention multimedia projects that focus on high-priority local health concerns.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 26, 2010
    Sponsor: Center for Native American Telehealth and Tele-education

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

Professional Development Program: Office of Indian Education
Grants to increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people, and to provide training and enhance skills.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 25, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education

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 (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

SAMHSA Access to Recovery (ATR) Grants
Grants provide funding to States, Tribes, and Tribal organizations to carry-out voucher programs for substance abuse clinical treatment and recovery support services
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2010
    Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Tribal Colleges Education Equity Program
A non-competitive grants program intended to enhance educational opportunities for Native Americans by strengthening instructional programs in the food and agricultural sciences.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Mar 22, 2010
    Sponsor: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Tribal Colleges: Special Scholarships
Scholarships that are being offered to American Indian students attending mainstream universities and tribal colleges for American Indian students pursuing undergrad, graduate and professional degrees.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: May 31, 2010
    Sponsor: American Indian College Fund

VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
The focus of this NOFA is to encourage applicants to continue to deliver services to the homeless Special Need veteran population.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2010
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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