Funding Criteria
Keepers of the Earth Fund
Funding Criteria
Through the Keepers of the Earth Fund, we are supporting projects with a clear focus on addressing Indigenous development issues (e.g., decision-making, environmental stewardship, land conservation, climate change, etc.).
As with all First Peoples initiatives, our goal through the Keepers of the Earth Fund is to assist Indigenous communities to control their assets and build the capacity to direct their economic futures.
Basic Criteria
All applicants must meet the following basic eligibility criteria. Applicants must be:
- An Indigenous-led organization or group
- A Fiscal intermediary for Indigenous-led organization or group – submit letter of understanding or memorandum of agreement between the two organizations or groups.
- Established and seeking funding for project activities that will be completed outside of the United States.
Project Areas
First Peoples will make grants in the following project areas:
- Defense of Indigenous homelands
- Indigenous stewardship of land and natural resources
- Redressing evictions
- Evicted communities to return to homelands
- Organizational start-up costs for Indigenous-led organizations
- Protection and promotion/honoring of Indigenous knowledge
- Mapping Indigenous homelands
- Co-management of land and resources with others
- Learning exchanges to support Indigenous management and share best practices
- Technology to empower Indigenous communities
- Advocacy
What we do not fund
First Peoples does not currently provide funding for the following:
- Individual applicants
- School applications
- College or university scholarships
- Legal research
- Projects that do not directly relate to Indigenous communities
- Organizations or projects that do not directly involve or support Indigenous Peoples in their work
- Disaster relief
- Conference fees
- Political lobbying
- Fundraising campaigns
- Endowments
- Deficit financing
- Missionary projects
- Project activities completed within the United States
- Travel to or from the United States
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