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Native Cultures Fund is sponsored by Humboldt Area Foundation. Native Cultures Fund is a grant from the Humboldt Area Foundation that funds cultural projects rooted in California Indian traditions.
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Grants – Humboldt Area Foundation Celebrating 25 years of community work. The Native Cultures Fund convenes a committee to make granting decisions twice a year, in spring and fall. Current deadlines for 2026 are April 15 and October 15 .
NCF grant funding is between $1,000 and $10,000, with most grants falling between $1,000 – $5,000. Grants can be made to individuals, non-profits, community partnerships, or Tribal Nations. They are made to projects that reflect the transmission of knowledge across generations, based in California Indian culture, art, values, and traditional practices.
We define culture in the broadest possible way: As the foodways, languages and cosmologies, ceremony, sacred sites, sports, architecture, arts, teachings and knowledge systems, stories, music, dance, land stewardship, hydrology, maritime traditions, and much more that are indigenous to California.
The Native Cultures Fund supports cultural projects with a connection to the lands commonly referred to as California spanning from the Tolowa Dee-ni’ in the north, to the Chumash peoples in the south, and east to the Paiute and Washo peoples along the Nevada border. Grants are not made to support capacity of large organizations, for economic development, or for projects not rooted in California tribal cultures.
Grant decisions are shared about 60 days after deadline dates. NCF Grants Overview Video Contact us to schedule a time to speak with a Program Officer to discuss your project. Call 707.
267. 9906 or email nativecultures@hafoundation. org .
Download application : NCF 2026 Spring Grant Application Please ensure you download the file to access fillable fields. If you have trouble with the PDF version of the application, please contact the NCF team to assist you. *Optional: Share your draft application with our team no later than 2 weeks before the deadline.
This is an opportunity for early review and feedback of your draft application. Submit your final application electronically or through paper mail by 11:59pm on the deadline. Send completed applications via email, in PDF formatting, to nativecultures@hafoundation.
org Or send via postal mail to Native Cultures Fund , postmarked by due date to: Inquiries about the grantmaking process or for assistance, please reach out to our team at nativecultures@hafoundation. org or 707. 267.
9906 Questions about projects and ideas are welcome, email or call us any time. NCF Grant and Scholarship recommendations are made by committees of California Indian culture bearers from across the 50-county region of California. Committees change each season so many of the cultures we serve can be represented.
Committees are made up of three to five people with a balance of gender, age, geographic representation, and cultural expertise. Having grants reviewed and recommended by community members who come from the traditions that we support is integral to the fabric of the Native Cultures Fund.
If you would like to serve on a committee or would like to nominate someone who has deep knowledge of their own California Native culture and interest in strengthening every California Native community, please email us at nativecultures@hafoundation. org . We welcome your insight!
Many of our grantees are doing work that is ceremonial, and therefore private nature. We respect their traditions and do not ask for photos or share information publicly about their important work.
Ka’m-t’em Photography Project This project was supported by the Jack Montoya Fund and involved cultural mentorship between generations by creating an opportunity for youth to work with an elder, a photographer, a book chapter author, and the book editors. The mentor photographer and authors guided youth in the process of capturing Indigenous knowledge through photography. To learn more about this work, visit their webpage .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individuals, nonprofits, community partnerships, or Tribal Nations for projects reflecting transmission of California Indian cultural knowledge from Tolowa Dee-ni in the north to Chumash peoples in the south and east to… Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Native Cultures Fund Grants is sponsored by Humboldt Area Foundation. The Native Cultures Fund supports cultural projects with a connection to the lands commonly referred to as California. Grants are made to projects that reflect the transmission of knowledge across generations, based in California Indian culture, art, values, and traditional practices, broadly defining culture to include foodways, languages, ceremony, sacred sites, land stewardship, and more.
Klamath River Fund Grants is a grant program from Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation (HAF+WRCF) that funds charitable programs and projects serving Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity counties in California, and Curry County, Oregon. HAF+WRCF's funding priorities include racial equity, just economic development, healthy ecosystems and environments, and thriving youth and families. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, public benefit organizations, churches, educational institutions, hospitals, government units, tribal governments, and groups working with a qualified fiscal sponsor. Individual support is available through a limited number of funds. The program aims to minimize vulnerability and increase equity to strengthen institutions, providers, and leaders across rural and Native lands.
Charitable Contribution Fund is a grant from the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians that funds nonprofits and public entities supporting education, health, public safety, cultural preservation, and gambling addiction prevention for youth and families. Awards of up to $15,000 are distributed on a quarterly basis. Eligible applicants include nonprofits and public agencies located within the Tribe's 11-county service area in Oregon—including Multnomah, Marion, and Lane counties—as well as Native American organizations nationwide. Applications are accepted quarterly with a recent deadline of March 2, 2026. First-time applicants must indicate so on their application.
HIV Community Wellness Initiative is a grant from First Nations Health Authority that funds HIV prevention, testing, treatment, health promotion, education, capacity-building, and resource development in First Nations communities in British Columbia. The initiative supports land-based First Nations and Indigenous-led non-profit organizations serving First Nations communities whether urban, rural, or remote. Awards of up to CAD$20,000 are available. The deadline for the current funding cycle is March 27, 2026. Projects must address HIV-related health needs within First Nations populations and align with the First Nations Health Authority's communicable disease and public health mandate for culturally safe and community-led wellness initiatives.