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            American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
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    American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center
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				<copyright>Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic_details.php?topic=American%20Indians,%20Alaska%20Natives%20and%20Native%20Hawaiians        </link>
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<title>Indian and Native American Employment and Training Programs</title>
<description>Funding is available to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations to support employment and training activities. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Employment and Training Administration </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1791 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:34:25 CST</pubDate>
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<title>Social and Economic Development Strategies - Special Initiative</title>
<description>Funding to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American Pacific Islanders, including American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Native Americans </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2344 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:16:06 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2344 </guid>

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<title>Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance - Esther Martinez Initiative</title>
<description>Funding for projects to support Native Language Nests and Survival Schools providing education and instruction using native languages. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Native Americans </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2345 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:14:49 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2345 </guid>

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<title>Tribal Self-Governance Program Planning Cooperative Agreement</title>
<description>The purpose of the program is to award cooperative agreements that provide planning resources to Tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP). Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Indian Health Service </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1167 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:47:22 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1167 </guid>

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<title>Tribal Self-Governance Program Negotiation Cooperative Agreement</title>
<description>Cooperative agreements that provide negotiation resources to Tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP). Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Indian Health Service </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1085 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:45:24 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1085 </guid>

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<title>Social and Economic Development Strategies Program (SEDS)</title>
<description>Grants are focused on strengthening children, families, and communities through community-based organizations, Tribes, and Village governments. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Native Americans </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=390 </link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:17:04 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=390 </guid>

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<title>Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance</title>
<description>Grants to assist Native Americans in assuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Native Americans </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=391 </link>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:14:29 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=391 </guid>

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<title>Environmental Regulatory Enhancement Grant Program</title>
<description>Grants to strengthen Tribal governments or organizations through capacity building in order to identify, plan, develop and implement environmental programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Administration for Native Americans </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1098 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:04:25 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1098 </guid>

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<title>U.S. Department of Justice Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation</title>
<description>A new coordinated approach offering 10  Purpose Areas combining DOJs existing Tribal government-specific competitive solicitations into one targeted toward public safety and victimization issues. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Justice </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2336 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:20:52 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2336 </guid>

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<title>Growing Up Healthy: Kids and Communities</title>
<description>A statewide grantmaking initiative to improve the health of Minnesota's children through a focus on social and environmental determinants of health. Geographic coverage:  Minnesota  -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1349 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:46:28 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1349 </guid>

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<title>Mental Health Transformation Grants</title>
<description>Funding to foster adoption and implementation of permanent transformative changes in how public mental health services are organized, managed and delivered. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2331 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:09:48 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2331 </guid>

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<title>Native Hawaiian Education Program--Competition for Novice Applicants</title>
<description>Funding to support innovative projects that enhance the educational services provided to Native Hawaiian children and adults. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Education </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2314 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:29:36 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2314 </guid>

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<title>Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Local Funding Partnerships: Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence (Round 2)</title>
<description>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  -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2105 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:11:13 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2105 </guid>

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<title>Active Living Research and New Connections Grant Opportunities</title>
<description>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  -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2305 </link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:40:37 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2305 </guid>

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<title>VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program</title>
<description>The focus of this NOFA is to encourage applicants to continue to deliver services to the homeless Special Need veteran population. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1838 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:04 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1838 </guid>

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<title>Disaster Assistance for State Units on Aging (SUAs) and Tribal Organizations in National Disasters Declared by the President</title>
<description>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  -- Administration on Aging </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1404 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:15:10 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1404 </guid>

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<title>Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program</title>
<description>Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in health professions and allied health professions programs. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Indian Health Service </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2086 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:30:19 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2086 </guid>

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<title>Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship Program</title>
<description>Grants to encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Indian Health Service </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=267 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:26:07 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=267 </guid>

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<title>Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship</title>
<description>Grants program to encourage American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Indian Health Service </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=266 </link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:54:40 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=266 </guid>

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<title>Tribal Colleges: Special Scholarships</title>
<description>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  -- American Indian College Fund </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2298 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:58:16 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2298 </guid>

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<title>Tribal Colleges Education Equity Program</title>
<description>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  -- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=374 </link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:59:56 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=374 </guid>

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<title>Indian Education Formula Grants Part II</title>
<description>Grants to reform and improve elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- U.S. Department of Education </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1550 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:05:18 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1550 </guid>

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<title>Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program</title>
<description>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  -- Indian Health Service </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=373 </link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:08:53 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=373 </guid>

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<title>Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety II (R18)</title>
<description>Funding to support Research Demonstration and Dissemination (R18) grant applications to implement safe practice interventions. Geographic coverage:  Nationwide  -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality </description>
<link>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2267 </link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:48:40 CST</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2267 </guid>

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