Program
Pre-Application Deadline
Applications Due
Accepted on a rolling basis
Total Funding
Funding Source
Maximum Award
Award Details
Annual award up to $15,000
Eligibility
Indigenous-led frontline, grassroots, and community-based groups and organizations, including non-profit organizations, U.S. based Tribes, Tribal non-profit entities or Tribal programs, Alaska Native Villages or their non-profit entities, First Nations or Inuit and Metis communities, groups and organizations based in Canada, Indigenous communities, groups and organizations based in Mexico, and Individual Indigenous people leading direct action or movement building work. Applicants must be based in the post-colonial borders of the US, Canada, Mexico, and the related Island Nations of Hawai’i, Borikén/Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Eligible Activities
CAF supports: non-violent direct action, climate disaster prevention, and climate disaster response. Funds are specifically available for: supplies and equipment, contractual services, and travel.CAF does not support: Ongoing planned projects/activities/service delivery programs, annual operating costs, bridge/gap funding, scholarships, capital projects or land purchase, events, orsponsorships.
Duration
Notable Requirements
Applicants will be required to submit a budget for the funds relating to the direct action such as funding for travel, climate response items, supplies, equipment, consultants, contractual services and staff that support various forms of NVDA (non-violent direct action), i.e., marches, camps, boycotts, prayer vigils as a form of resistance, organizing or protest to affect change. Awardees will be required to submit a grant report at the end of their grant term within 30 days of their grant closing.
Preferences
Direct actions and organizing efforts that are often urgent and time sensitive. CAF prioritizes frontline, grassroots and community-based efforts that defend Indigenous peoples rights, communities and nations, including responses to climate disasters.
How to Apply
The application is a two-step process. You must register before submitting your application. First, register to receive login credentials needed to access the Fluxx portal and complete your grant application. Both new and existing users must register for this grant opportunity. After registering, you will receive an email with your username, password, and login instructions. Please allow up to two business days for this email to arrive. Once you have your login credentials, follow the instructions in the email to access the Fluxx portal and complete your application.