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First Peoples Fund
Jennifer Easton Community Spirit Award
Amount
Up to $50,000
Deadline
Jun 17, 2026
Odds
4–6 per year
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓For enrolled or lineage-connected Native artists
✓Must be a U.S. resident
✓Art practice rooted in Native cultural traditions
✓At least 10 years active in their medium
✕Applicants who nominate themselves are not eligible
Your real odds
Four to six artists are selected nationally each year, so the odds are steep regardless of how strong your work is.
The process runs in two stages: nominations are screened first, and only a subset of nominees are invited to submit a full application, which means most applicants are filtered out before the funder ever sees their full materials.
What it takes
Identify and secure a nominator1 to 2 hrs
Submit nomination via online form
Collaborate with nominator on full applicationSeveral hrs
Worth knowing
The nominator is explicitly encouraged to collaborate with you on the full application, so a nominator who knows your work deeply and can articulate your community impact in specific terms is a real advantage, not a formality.
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