Deadline: Friday, July 3, 2026 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
Native Voices Rising provides general operating support grants that are intended to strengthen Native-led groups that have a membership base in the community, work to develop leadership, and take collective action to win progressive social change.
Eligible organizations are rooted in a Native community, led by Native people, improve Native communities through organizing and advocacy, engage large numbers of community members to take action together, and seek to improve the policies and rules that impacts the community.
Native Voices Rising expects to make general support grants of $30,000.
Before applying to Native Voices Rising, please review the following questions to determine whether you meet our funding guidelines:
- Is your organization based in and serving a Native community or population?
- Does your organization have a strong set of leaders and board members who represent and are accountable to the Native American communities that are served?
- Does your organization have a leadership development or political education program for Native community members?
- Does your organization engage Native community members in determining priorities and the focus of its programs?
- Does your organization engage a significant number of community members to take collective action to promote public policy or campaign for corporate accountability to address the problems in your community? (This can be at the tribal, local, state, national or international levels, as well as against corporate actors)
- Does your organization have IRS 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, 7871 Designation or a fiscal sponsor who does?
EXCLUSIONS (what we do NOT fund)
We are UNABLE to support the following:
- Organizations that are not based in the United States and its territories
- Grantmaking or re-granting institutions
- Capital campaigns, construction or renovation programs, endowments
- Scholarship funds or other aid to individuals
- Research or fellowships
- Land trusts/land acquisitions
- Government sponsored programs or programs undertaken by tax-supported institutions
- Films, books or other stand-alone documentation projects
- Emergency funding
If your organization fits all or most of the above eligibility criteria, then you may submit an online application to Native Voices Rising. Please submit your Application via our online grant portal. Note that if you are a new applicant, you will need to register to obtain a user account.
Timeline:
Final decisions will be announced November 2026.
(Note: please mark administrator@grantinterface.com and gabriela@commoncounsel.org as safe senders to ensure you receive email notifications).
Watch the recording of our RFP Q&A here.
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