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Shakopee tribe and American Heart Association launch new health initiative with American Indian Cancer Foundation
Fertile Ground Grant Program will promote planning of health and nutrition policy work benefiting Native American communities
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) today announced the creation of a $200,000 grant program to support innovative nutrition-based, health-focused advocacy efforts in Native American communities. The American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) will serve as the intermediary partner for the new Fertile Ground Grant Program, administering the program and providing technical assistance to grant recipients.
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Shakopee tribe, Walmart Foundation, and Kullman family collaborate to fund major Johns Hopkins pilot project in Native American communities
Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health will deliver and evaluate innovative nutrition, food access, and physical fitness program
Baltimore, Maryland – The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health (CAIH) announced today a funding collaboration to support its Healthy Futures initiative, a comprehensive program designed to significantly improve health and nutrition in tribal communities.
The collaboration includes a $250,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) through its Seeds of Native Health philanthropic campaign to improve Native American nutrition; a $150,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation; and support from the Michael and Ellen Kullman family.