The Akiptan Scholarship
Akitptan is a Native Community Development Fund Initiative (CDFI) providing loans and technical assistance for agricultural operations in Indian Country. With NAAF funding, Akiptan will develop a scholarship program to support Native college students studying...Financing Native Agriculture Producers: Continuing to Meet the Need; Starting on the Right Foot
Akiptan Inc. is a Native CDFI who aims to fairly provide capital and technical support to Native Farmers and Ranchers. Using NAAF funding, they will complete a market study, provide further access to capital for Native producers and create new loan products for Native...“Rooted in Healthy Traditions”: After-school Food Sovereignty Program for Zuni Youth
The Zuni Youth Enrichment Project (ZYEP) Rooted in Healthy Traditions: After-school Food Sovereignty Program for Zuni Youth is a 12-month after-school program that will provide 240 Zuni youth with increased opportunities to participate in Zuni’s traditional...Phase I: Yurok Food Code, Safety Education, and Inspection Project; From the Ground Up: Development of the Yurok Food Villages
From the Ground Up: Development of the Yurok Food Villages will fund land surveys that are needed to determine the location of three centralized Food Villages throughout the Yurok Indian Reservation. With NAAF funding, the project will build infrastructure focused on...
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About Company
The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) provides grants to eligible organizations for business assistance, agricultural education, technical support, and advocacy services to support Native farmers and ranchers.
The charitable trust was created by the settlement of the landmark Keepseagle v. Vilsack class-action lawsuit. NAAF is the largest philanthropic organization devoted solely to serving the Native American farming and ranching community.