Native American Agriculture Fund Grants

479.445.6226
grants@NativeAmericanAgricultureFund.org

The Native American Agriculture Fund provides grants to support native American farmers and ranchers.

Applicants for general funding may apply for one or more areas:

• Business assistance, agricultural education, technical support, and advocacy
• Loan capital, re-granting capital, and technical assistance/business assistance (CDFIs only)
• Agriculture infrastructure (tribes only)
• Market access
• Tribal departments of agriculture
• Inflation assistance supply chain relief
• Beginning farmer and rancher
• Climate resilience and conservation

Activities for youth grants may include:

• Hands-on food production
• Support for 4-H, FFA, or other youth groups in the community or school
• Youth-led community projects
• Youth ag councils
• Scholarships, including those that allow native youth to participate in agriculture training or leadership programs outside their own community or connect with other native youth in agriculture programs
• Online youth agriculture and food related activities
• National disruption response activities impacting food and agriculture production

Eligible applicants include:

• 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
• Nonprofit organizations with a fiscal sponsor
• Educational organizations
• Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Native CDFIs
• State and federally recognized tribal governments and their instrumentalities

General focus grants will range between $150,000 - $200,000.

Youth grants will range between $20,000 - $200,000.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application are available on the program website.