Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funding in the form of low-interest loans and grants to develop essential community facilities in eligible rural areas, including Federally Recognized Tribal Lands. Guaranteed Loan Options are also available. Application Deadline: Ongoing

USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development funds various programs to support homeownership. Application Deadline: Various

Indian Housing Block Grant
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD competitive grants fund a range of affordable housing activities to develop, maintain, and operate affordable housing in safe and healthy environments on Indian reservations and in other Indian areas. Application Deadline: 1/24/2023

Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grants
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants support pre-disaster mitigation activities to build capacity to help identify mitigation actions and implement projects that reduce risks posed by natural hazards. Funding is specifically set aside for resilient infrastructure projects for Tribal communities. Application Deadline: 1/27/2023

Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for renewable energy systems or to make energy efficiency improvements. Application Deadline: 3/31/2023

Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Program designed to support Indian tribes and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians in sustaining heritage, culture, and knowledge through exhibitions, educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, and collections stewardship. Application Deadline: 11/15/2022

Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2023 Tribes
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Forest Service grant program encourages collaborative for science-based restoration of priority rural forest landscapes which support high impact projects that lead to measurable outcomes on the landscape, by leveraging public and private resources and further priorities identified in science-based restoration strategies. Application Deadline: 12/15/2022

USDA Regional Food Business Centers
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service program serves as the cornerstone of USDA’s development of local and regional supply chains offering funds for coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building support to small and mid-sized food and farm businesses, with the goal of creating a more resilient, diverse, and competitive food system. Application Deadline: 12/15/2022 (Extended)

Fertilizer Production Expansion Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development program expands capacity, improve competition, and increase supply chain resilience within the agricultural fertilizer and nutrient management sector, in connection with the production of agricultural commodities through the manufacturing and processing of fertilizer and nutrient alternatives.. Application Deadline: 12/29/2022

Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations Self-Determination Demonstration Project
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Food and Nutrition Service program opens a second round to enter into self-determination contracts to support food distribution to tribes. Application Deadline: 1/31/2023

Social and Economic Development Strategies Program-Tribes
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS Administration for Native Americans supports community-driven projects designed to grow local economies, strengthen Native American families, including the preservation of Native American cultures, and decrease the high rate of current challenges caused by the lack of community-based businesses, and social and economic infrastructure in Native American communities. Application Deadline: 3/31/2023

Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Grants
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation
Grants for projects that directly impact the health and well-being of Alaska Native people and communities related to behavioral health, cancer care, palliative care, emergency clothing child life specialists, camps, family and birthing services, and toy funds for Alaska Native children, community wellness and prevention, dental health, elder care, and healthy homes, and areas of greatest need. Application Deadline: Ongoing/need based

From Leading to Learning: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals(NEXTGEN)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture program enables 1890 land-grant institutions, 1994 land-grant institutions, Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, and insular area institutions of higher education to build and sustain the next generation of the food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences workforce including the future USDA workforce. Application Deadline: 11/15/2022

Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Community Vitality Grants
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.
Community Vitality grants support projects that are rooted in relationship to land, healing, cultural revitalization and knowledge sharing, and the weaving of intergenerational kinships, honoring elder and youth relationships, and nurturing cultural transmission strategies. Application Deadline: 12/7/2022

Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native Children
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services funds outreach and enrollment strategies to educate families about services and to increase the enrollment of American Indian and Alaska Native children in Medicaid & the Children's Health Insurance Program. Application Deadline: 12/20/2022

AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants
AmeriCorps
Funding supports activities designed to improve lives, strengthen tribal communities and solve local problems through service and volunteering. Application Deadline: 4/5/2023

Tribal College Initiative Grants
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Rural Development provides funding to 1994 Land Grant Institutions (Tribal Colleges) to make infrastructure improvements to their educational facilities, to purchase equipment, and to develop essential community facilities. Application Deadline: Continuous

Reconnecting Rural Residents to Reliable High-Speed Internet
High-speed internet used to be considered a luxury for many rural customers. When the pandemic hit, the need for reliable broadband service became a priority. Through support from Rural Development’s ReConnect program, rural customers near Timber Lake, served by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority, now will have reliable internet.

Bartuneks Become Homeowners After Long Journey and Partnering with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Homebuyers Program
Buying a house can be a daunting process for anyone and it’s easy to become discouraged or overwhelmed, but for one South Dakota family, perseverance paid off.

 Couple Turns Wishes of Homeownership into Reality with USDA and Four Directions
“When we walked in, I felt like an imposter - Like I just stole somebody’s house,” said Michael Carlos, a Houlton, Maine native and fiancé of Sakoya Blackwell, a member of the Maliseet Indian Tribe in Houlton. “I couldn’t believe it was really ours.”

Partnership with Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority key to smoothing bumpy road to successful homeownership

USDA Rural Development and Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority (RCCHA) have partnered over the years in Wisconsin to help tribal members make repairs to existing homes and to help renters reach their goals of becoming homeowners on tribal-leased land.

Homeownership Becomes Reality Through Four Bands Community Fund
When Kim Lawrence of Eagle Butte set out to purchase a home, she knew there was work to be done. “I had very bad credit and student loans that had gone unpaid,” said Lawrence. “Before I could buy a house, I needed to clean up my credit, and Four Bands helped guide me.”

Paving the Way for Tribal Education
Salish Kootenai College (SKC) in Pablo, Montana, serves 68 percent of first-generation college students. SKC applied for two separate USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Tribal College Initiative grants to provide a lighted parking area for the Health Building and install a campus-wide lighted hike and bike path.

USDA Native Youth Resource Guide 2022
USDA Office of Tribal Relations provides information to help Tribal youth learn about USDA programs and resources.

Gaining Ground: A Report on the 2018 Farm Bill Successes for Indian Country and Opportunities for 2023
The Native Farm Bill Coalition’s report summarizes specific opportunities for Indian Country in each Farm Bill title.

Stronger Together: USDA RD and US EDA Joint Resource Guide
USDA and EDA joined forces to produce this guide featuring federal funding and planning strategies designed to promote sustainable economic development in rural America.

Native Farm to School Resource Guide
First Nations Development Institute offers this resource for programs and activities that are intended to get more local foods into school systems and to increase students’ knowledge of nutrition, agriculture, and/or culinary arts, typically through hands-on, experiential learning methods.

GAO Recommends National Strategy for Broadband on Tribal Lands
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that federal funding for broadband access increased from 2015-2020, but that close to one in five people living on tribal lands remain unserved. 

NAIHC Tribal Housing Assistance Resource Hub
National American Indian Housing Council (NAIHC) offers this resource hub for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian homeowners, individuals, and families looking for mortgage, utilities, and rental assistance offered by state and tribal programs. To request assistance, please complete the NAIHC technical assistance request form.

Rincon TribeRural Tribal Health
This recently updated topic guide features information on disparities.