Native Voices Rising awards $3.5 million for grassroots efforts

November 15, 2023

A group of indigenous teens talking with their teacher in a school hallway.

Native Voices Rising, an Oakland-based participatory grantmaking partnership between Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) and Common Counsel Foundation, has announced grants totaling $3.5 million to 112 Indigenous and Native-led advocacy groups in support of social movements that amplify Native voices.

Grants were awarded to organizations addressing critical issues centering the health and well-being of Indigenous communities in the United States, including environmental, climate, and water justice; food sovereignty, supporting women- and two-spirit-led Native activism; and language revitalization. Recipients include the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center, the Center for Native Health, Indigenous Idaho Alliance, the Montana Two Spirit Society, and the Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peoples.

“Not only are these Native-led organizations doing remarkable work in our communities, they were chosen and honored for their work by Native people,” said NAP chief executive Erik R. Stegman. “The participatory process of this work is a core component of how we’re helping Indigenize philanthropy.”

For a complete list of grantees, see the Native Voices Rising website.

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