First Peoples Worldwide tiene abierta la convocatoria al programa de financiamiento “Keepers of the Earth”, que otorgará un monto máximo de 20.000 dólares estadounidenses para proyectos que aborden el empoderamiento de las comunidades originarias. La fecha de cierre es el 31 de octubre de 2014.
El premio Keepers of the Earth cuenta con diferentes escalas de financiamiento que van desde los 500 hasta los 5.000 dólares estadounidenses para las organizaciones que aplican la primera vez al premio.
Aquellos proyectos interesados en participar en la convocatoria deberán estar enfocados en el empoderamiento de las comunidades originarias, estar liderados por comunidades originarias, siendo una organización de base, y contar con una cuenta bancaria a nombre de la organización o tener acceso a un patrocinador fiscal.
La aplicación a la convocatoria se realiza vía online en la página de First Peoples Worldwide completando el formulario. En caso de inquietudes, éstas podrán ser dirigidas a la dirección de correo electrónico: grants@firstpeoples.org
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Application Guidelines
We award Keepers of the Earth grants to projects that empower Indigenous communities. This encompasses a wide range of projects, and we try not to place too many restrictions on what type of project we will fund.
All applicants must:
● Be Indigenous-led or represent an Indigenous-led project
● Be a grassroots/local organization or group
● Have an organizational bank account or access to a fiscal sponsor
Due to limited grant money and the focus of our grantmaking mission,
WE DO NOT FUND:
● Projects that do not originate from or are not led by an Indigenous community
● Travel to the United States
● Disaster relief
● Missionary Projects
● Fees associated with lawsuit proceedings or representation
● Electoral campaign activities
● Conference registration fees
● Work being done by an individual
● Scholarships or school application fees
● Event fundraising, fundraising campaigns, costs associated with the soliciting of endowment funds, or deficit funding
The largest possible grant award is US$20,000. Grant amounts for first-time applicants range from $500 to $5,000. If you have been awarded a Keepers of the Earth grant before and your project was successful, your next project is more likely to be approved for a larger grant.
At First Peoples Worldwide, we don’t see ourselves as gatekeepers of funding, but as partners with our communities. We have crafted our grant-making process to be an equal and reciprocal dialogue with our grantees. Our grant criteria are based on whether proposed projects share our values, goals, and philosophy in supporting Indigenous Peoples.
Fabiana Zonis 