Sweetgrass Grants – Indigenous Chronic Disease Health Programs

Amount

Up to $10,000

Up to 4 awards

Deadline

Rolling

Odds

~4 per cycle

Effort

1–2 hours

Can you get this?

✓Must be an Urban Indian Organization (UIO)

✓Or be an NUIFC member organization

✓Majority urban Indian leadership and board required

✓Program must address chronic disease in urban Indian communities

✕Funds cannot be used for research, clinical care, or equipment

Your real odds

Up to four grants are awarded per cycle, and the eligible pool, though narrow by design, is still large enough to make this genuinely competitive.

Only recognized Urban Indian Organizations and close equivalents qualify, which limits who can apply, but past cycles have funded programs targeting specific chronic conditions like chronic respiratory disease, so the funded projects are also specific.

What it takes

Confirm eligibility (UIO, NUIFC member, or case-by-case nonprofit) and attend the pre-application webinar1–2 hours

Draft Application Form, Work Plan, and Budget Worksheet with project activities tied to Indigenous chronic disease approaches1–2 weeks

Submit via the online application portal before the deadline1–2 hours

Worth knowing

Funds cannot cover research, clinical care, or equipment purchases, so your work plan must frame every activity as public health programming, whether education, prevention, or community-based management, and the distinction needs to be explicit rather than implied.

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