Jul 27, 2015
The Notah Begay III Foundation's (NB3F) national program Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures is pleased to announce its 2015 “Seeds of Native Health” Capacity Building Grant RFP.
Thanks to the generous support of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and their recently launched national campaign, “Seeds of Native Health”, the NB3F will provide needed investment to tribes and native organizations working to improve nutrition and access to healthy foods for their children and communities.
These grants allow the NB3F to partner with Native communities to support:
- Community Health Assessments (new or ongoing) focused on healthy nutrition and healthy food access (i.e. focus groups, literature reviews, mapping, surveying, etc.) and/or;
- Community Planning and Capacity Building focused on healthy nutrition and healthy food access (i.e. host stakeholder convenings, coalition building and collaboration efforts)
Application Details and Deadlines
- Informational webinar: Tuesday, July 14 at 11:00 am MDT
- Participation is encouraged and registration is required
- Deadline to register for webinar: Friday, July 10
- Application deadline: August 19, 2015 at 5:00 pm MDT
- Applications must be submitted through NB3F’s online system
Additional Information
- NB3F plans to award grants up to $20,000 each for this cycle
- Visit NB3F’s Capacity Building Grant page for eligibility criteria, the full RFP and link to the online application
- Applications will be accepted from throughout the United States
- However, preference will be given to applicants located in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota
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