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73 Tolani Lake Enterprises – Winslow, AZ • ($75,000) 80 Zuni Youth Enrichment Project – Zuni, NM • ($25,000)

Tolani Lake Enterprises (TLE) is dedicated to strengthening agricultural Navajo The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) recruits Zuni children to learn about their
and Hopi communities in the Little Colorado River watershed. With NAFF funds, culture and history. With NAAF funding, ZYEP will embark on “Common Ground in
TLE will complete workshops on sheep care, wool processing, traditional and modern Youth Agriculture,” a proposal to support new Zuni farmers by providing agriculture
meat processing, and product marketing, and create 20 new producers through a sheep learning opportunities, supporting intergenerational connections and empowering
gifting program. youth-led solutions to water scarcity.

74 United South and Eastern Tribes – Nashville, TN • ($75,000)
United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) is an intertribal organization supporting 27
federally recognized tribes from Maine to Florida to Texas. With NAAF funds, USET
will study the existing tribal agricultural programs in their area and propose a model for
expansion that incorporates feedback from Native producers and other stakeholders.

75 University of North Carolina at Pembroke – Pembroke, NC • ($125,000)
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) – located in the territory
of the Lumbee Tribe – helps small businesses start and grow. With NAAF funding,
UNCP will increase education for Native producers, study industrial hemp production,
and develop a summer outreach program for youth exploring careers in farming and
agribusiness.

76 Utah Diné Bikéyah – Salt Lake City, UT • ($75,000)

Utah Diné Bikéyah (UDB) is a nonprofit organization that supports Indigenous
communities in protecting ancestral lands. With NAAF funds, UDB will deliver
technical assistance to upscale the production of traditional Four Corners potatoes,
and facilitate the funding and planning of community gardens.

77 Utah State University – Logan, UT • ($57,628)
Utah State University’s (USU) Eastern campus – located 30 miles north of Navajo lands
– serves a student base that is 70% Native American. With NAAF funds, USU will
help students learn about educational options in agriculture and develop agricultural
career plans while increasing the number of Native college students overall.

78 Washington State University – Nespelem, WA • ($100,000)

Washington State University (WSU) provides research-based outreach education to “The 2019 grants demonstrate the organization's ability
Native agricultural producers and residents of the Colville Indian Reservation. With
NAAF funding, WSU will develop community demonstration gardens, teach food to get funding to the many issues associated with
safety certification classes and invest in their 4-H program to increase youth interest
Indian agriculture. We will persevere in this effort for
in agriculture.
years to come!”
79 Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council – Gillett, WI • ($74,963)
The Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (WTCAC) is a nonprofit – Ross Racine (Blackfeet), NAAF Board Member and former Executive
organization that provides the 11 tribes in Wisconsin opportunities to achieve Director of the Intertribal Agriculture Council
conservation-oriented goals. With NAAF funding, WTCAC will provide technical
assistance and trainings to improve food systems, increase producer knowledge,
enhance food sovereignty, and involve youth in agriculture.

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