Fertile Ground Advocacy Campaign continues to drive Native-led policy change
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Native-led policy change making headway with new Fertile Ground advocacy campaigns
Read More »First Nations Development Institute leads new collaborative grantmaking for Native health through Policy Innovation Fund
LONGMONT, Colo., July 10, 2019 — The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, the American Heart Association and First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced nearly $250,000 in grants through the collaborative Policy Innovation Fund. These grants are part of the Fertile Ground Advocacy Campaign, a $1.6 million funding initiative to support Native American nutrition and health advocacy. Grant recipients will improve access to healthy foods, reduce consumption of sugary drinks and foods, and strengthen food sovereignty work that is rooted in tradition, culture and Indigenous knowledge.
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First-of-its-kind fund awards more than $200,000 to tribes and Native nonprofits in Minnesota
Read More »Healthy Children Healthy Nations Fund supports efforts to improve early childhood development and nutrition in Native American communities
Prior Lake, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), Better Way Foundation, and the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations today announced that their Healthy Children, Healthy Nations (HCHN) Fund has awarded $220,000 in grants to 10 Native American tribes and nonprofits in Minnesota. These grants will support innovation in and the expansion of early childhood development and childhood nutrition programs in Minnesota’s Native communities.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton, American Heart Association launch $1.6 million campaign to support Native nutrition, health advocacy
Read More »New Policy Innovation Fund will provide grants and technical assistance for Native-led policy work in support of improved dietary health
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and American Heart Association (AHA) announced today a $1.6 million funding initiative to support Native American nutrition and health advocacy. The Policy Innovation Fund is a continuation of the SMSC and AHA’s partnership to promote Native-led dietary health advocacy, which first began in 2015. First Nations Development Institute and the American Indian Cancer Foundation will partner with the SMSC and AHA to administer grants and provide technical assistance.