by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
Copper River Native Association is providing a youth project titled Tribal Community Services Youth Beginning Re-Grant Program. This program will allow Alaskan Native community members educational opportunities geared towards food security, harvesting techniques,...
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
The Chippewa Cree Tribe (CCT) will provide technical assistance to tribal producers in developing conservation and grazing management plans to help mitigate drought and open the door for higher participation in USDA programs and possibly the carbon sequestration...
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
With NAAF funding, the Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP) will prepare Lakota teens aged 13-18 for a future in agriculture-related business development and food sovereignty while focusing on cultural traditions. Lakota youth will participate in projects such as...
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
The Center of Southwest Culture, Inc.’s Indigenous Cultivators of Conservation Project aims to build upon their 2020 NAAF project by developing and enhancing the economic viability of Indigenous farms, the ecological health and sustainability of Tribal farmland, and...
by Whitney Sawney | Mar 28, 2024
Through hands-on opportunities and traditional practices, NAAF funding will assist The Center for Rural Affairs Isanti Youth Agriculture and Business Education Project in bridging the gaps between growing produce and small business opportunities.