Funding Opportunities
May 11, 2020
Dear Members, Partners and Friends:

The Administration for Native Americans has extended the deadline for their SEDS funding opportunity. ANA has tourism development as one of the program areas it supports.

The Environmental Protection Agency will provide funds to states and tribes to work with environmental justice communities to understand, promote and integrate approaches to provide meaningful and measurable improvements to public health and the environment.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has received CARES Act funding for additional support for Native American and Hawaiian services.

The Economic Development Administration is accepting applications for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) supplemental funds to provide a wide-range of financial assistance to communities.

The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) is seeking applications for a wide variety of projects such as business assistance, agricultural education, technical support and advocacy services.

The National Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program is funding results-oriented on-the-ground projects that enhance forest health and outdoor experiences on National Forests and Grasslands.

Join us for our upcoming AIANTA webinar on June 20, 2020, with the Economic Development Agency to explore funding opportunities.
ANA Extends SEDS Deadline

Deadline: July 15, 2020
The Administration for Native Americans supports Native American communities by providing financial assistance and capacity building, gathering and sharing data, and advocating for improved policies within HHS and across the federal government. ANA has several programs. to view the funding opportunity announcements click the individual opportunities below:


SEDS grants fund social and economic development projects in on- and off-reservation native communities and provide federal support for self-determination and self-governance among Native American people. SEDS program areas that support tourism include:

  • Tourism - Planning or developing resources, services, and businesses that promote travel, recreation, and tourism, or branding to tell the story of Native Americans as the First Peoples of the United States. Projects may utilize the arts or other cultural resources to help revitalize Native communities, promote economic development, increase livability, and present the uniqueness of the Native communities to visitors in a way that celebrates the diversity of the United States.

  • Native Arts and Culture - Developing or enhancing activities that promote, preserve, or restore Native culture and arts.

  • Entrepreneurship and Microbusiness - Promoting entrepreneurial development through business incubators and other activities that support businesses and market the availability of local products or services.

For More Information
ANA provides regional training and technical assistance through regional providers, click here to find your representative. For other questions, call 1-877-922-9262 or email anacomments@acf.hhs.gov .
EPA Funding for Environmental Justice Communities Impacted by COVID-19

Deadline: June 30, 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency will provide funds to states, local governments, tribes and U.S. territories to work collaboratively with environmental justice communities to understand, promote and integrate approaches to provide meaningful and measurable improvements to public health and the environment.
Environmental justice grants aim to support public education, training, and emergency planning for communities across the country impacted by COVID-19, regardless of their zip code. The grant funding will be used to support public education, training, and emergency planning for communities impacted by COVID-19. Projects could include sharing information related to EPA-approved disinfectants to combat COVID-19; addressing increased exposure of residents to in-home pollutants and healthy housing issues; and training community health workers.

EPA anticipates awarding five grants of approximately $200,000 each for up to a two-year funding period. The agency encourages applicants to develop innovative plans and processes to conduct effective outreach to underserved communities, especially in places where Internet access may not be readily available to all residents.

For More Information:
Learn about the EPA’s  Office of Environmental Justice  and read the  FY19 Annual Environmental Justice Report   to learn how the Agency’s programs and resources serve vulnerable communities across the country. Read the report and stay connected to the EPA ListServ .
IMLS CARES Act Grants Available for Museums and Library Services   

Deadlines: June 12, 2020
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced two new funding opportunities for museums, libraries, federally recognized tribes, and organizations that primarily serve Native Hawaiians. 

The CARES Act allocated funding to IMLS to enable libraries and museums and organizations serving tribal communities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including by expanding digital network access, purchasing Internet accessible devices, and providing technical support services to their communities. The $15 million available through these new grants follows  previous phases  of funding announced over the past few weeks.  

Upcoming Webinars
Interested applicants are invited to attend free informational webinars to learn more. These webinars will be through GoToMeeting, and advance registration is required


For More Information
To apply for these grants, as well as to IMLS’s other available funding opportunities, please visit the   IMLS website  
EDA Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in CARES Act Funds

Deadline: Accepted on ongoing basis
The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is now accepting applications from eligible grantees for Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) supplemental funds (EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance) intended to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. EDA intends to deploy its CARES Act funding as quickly, effectively, and efficiently as possible, and in a manner that meets communities needs.

EDA’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance is designed to provide a wide-range of financial assistance to communities and regions as they respond to and recover from the impacts of this pandemic.
Under this announcement, EDA will make CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants under the authority of its Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program, which is intended to be flexible and responsive to the economic development needs and priorities of local and regional stakeholders.

EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance investments will support a wide range of non-construction and construction activities, including Revolving Loan Funds, in regions across the country experiencing severe economic dislocations brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Examples of projects that EDA may fund through its CARES Act Recovery Assistance include"

  • Planning and Technical Assistance
  • Capitalization and Recapitalization of Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs), which provide access to capital for businesses
  • Economic recovery planning
  • Preparing technical assistance strategies to address economic dislocations caused by the coronavirus pandemic
  • Preparing or updating resiliency plans to respond to future pandemics
  • Implementing entrepreneurial support programs to diversify economies
  • Constructing public works and facilities that will support economic recovery, including the deployment of broadband for purposes including supporting telehealth and remote learning for job skills.

Under our CARES Act Recovery Assistance, EDA generally expects to fund at least 80 percent, and up to 100 percent of eligible project costs. 

 For More Information
For more information, please visit the EDA CARES Ac t Recovery Assistance page
Native American Agriculture Fund Announces 2020 Request for Applications

Deadline: June 1, 2020
The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) is a private, charitable trust serving Native farmers and ranchers through strategic grantmaking. For the 2020 funding cycle, applications are sought across a wide variety of projects across several topic areas, such as business assistance, agricultural education, technical support and advocacy services. NAAF has two application processes open: 2020 RFA Process – General and 2020 RFA Process – Youth.

Targeted areas for tribal governments include projects focused on value-added agricultural enterprise development. Targeted areas for nonprofit organizations include projects providing business assistance, agricultural education, technical support and/or advocacy services to Native farmers and ranchers.

Special emphasis areas are divided by Native agriculture issues.
  • Traditional Foods and Food Sovereignty: Projects focused on expanding traditional foods and food sovereignty efforts in Tribal communities
  • Advocacy: Projects supporting the Native Farm Bill Coalition
  • Agriculture Extension: Projects related to education, research and extension of knowledge to Native farmers and ranchers
  • Youth: Projects focused on engaging Native youth in agriculture

Upcoming Webinars:

For More Information
Reach out to NAAF at any time by phone (479) 445-6226 or email grants@NativeAmericanAgricultureFund.org
National Forest Foundation
2020 Matching Awards Program

Deadline: June 9, 2020
The mission of the National Forest Foundation (NFF) is to Engage Americans in promoting the health and public enjoyment of our National Forests. The NFF Matching Awards Program (MAP) provides funding for results-oriented on-the-ground projects that enhance forest health and outdoor experiences on National Forests and Grasslands.

The program supports the implementation of on-the-ground conservation and restoration projects that have an immediate, quantifiable impact on the National Forest System. These projects provide a lasting impact to the lands, waters and wildlife of the National Forest System through the alteration of the physical environment. Education, inventory and monitoring projects are not considered on-the-ground projects and are not eligible to be the focus of a MAP grant.

All applications must align with one or both of the NFF’s strategic focus areas of Outdoor Experiences and Forest Health. Funds cannot support improvements of hardened facilities including, and similar to: campgrounds, parking lots, restrooms, visitor centers, and major signage.

Project examples include:

  • Improving or maintaining recreation resource connectivity including: trail maintenance, bridge and crossing construction or repair and installation of trail drainage structures;
  • Engaging youth, volunteers, or diverse, underserved or under-engaged populations in hands-on stewardship activities;
  • Employing youth and/or veterans crews to implement on-the-ground conservation, stewardship and/or restoration work;
  • Promoting ecosystem structure, function and diversity;
  • Promoting forest health through the removal or control of non-native invasive species, and/or reintroduction of native plants and trees;
  • Engaging community volunteers to complete riparian plantings as part of a watershed-scale restoration project;
  • Utilizing youth crews from underserved communities to complete habitat stewardship work and forest stand treatments.

Upcoming Webinar :
  • The NFF will hold an informational webinar about the Matching Awards Program on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 1:30pm MDT. Click here to Register.

For More Information
If you have questions not answered on this website or in the MAP Request for Proposals, contact Kerry Morse, Conservation Programs Officer at (406) 830-3358 or   kmorse@nationalforests.org
AIANTA Upcoming Webinar on
EDA Funding Opportunities

Webinar: June 2, 2020

AIANTA has joined with our partners to provide a webinar series on resource development opportunities and tips for success. Each webinar is designed to introduce and equip organizations with the knowledge needed to find and apply for funding opportunities to support cultural heritage tourism development. To register for a webinar, visit the AIANTA Webinar Series webpage and click the To Register button on the webinar of your choosing.

10:00 Mountain Daylight Time on June 2, 2020

To lead the federal economic development agenda EDA partners with Tribal Governments & Tribal Non-Profits and encourages its partners around the country to develop new ideas and creative approaches to address rapidly evolving economic conditions. 

For More Information:
To register for a webinar, visit the AIANTA Webinar Series webpage and click the To Register button on the webinar of your choosing. For more information, contact Glenda Toledo at (505) 433-2120 or gtoledo@aianta.org , or Sherrie Bowman at (505) 209-2479 or sbowman@aianta.org .

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