2025 Weaving Kinship Grant Program | GrantExec
About This Opportunity
The First Peoples Fund is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Indigenous artists and cultural communities across the United States. Through its Native Arts Ecology Building (NAEB) initiative, the funder seeks to strengthen the Indigenous Arts Ecology by providing grant support and coaching to Native-led nonprofit organizations and Native Community Development Financial Institutions (Native CDFIs). The Weaving Kinship Grant is part of the NAEB program and offers funding and non-financial support to Native organizations that have not previously partnered with First Peoples Fund. The grant’s purpose is to enhance Indigenous arts and culture ecosystems by fostering new relationships and promoting cultural practices, kinship, language revitalization, and community connection. The Weaving Kinship Grant awards $75,000 to each recipient for program support. Grantees also have opportunities for additional non-financial support such as coaching and collaborative activities to strengthen organizational capacity and sustainability. Ten awards will be distributed in this cycle.
Restrictions
Eligible applicants include Native-led Native CDFIs, community development organizations, arts organizations, cultural arts organizations, and language revitalization organizations based in the U.S. Applicants must be enrolled members, or provide proof of lineal descent from, a U.S. federally recognized or state-recognized tribe, or be Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian.
What's Offered
Additional Resources
The grant provides $75,000 in program support to each awardee. The program also offers non-financial support through collaborative activities to strengthen long-term sustainability.