NDN Collective invites applications for Collective Abundance Fund

The mission of the NDN Collectiveis to build the collective power of Indigenous Peoples, communities, and Nations to exercise the inherent right to self-determination while fostering a world that is built on a foundation of justice and equity for all people and the planet. The NDN Collective invites applications for the Collective Abundance Fund, which provides wealth building grants to Indigenous people who reside within the tri-state region of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The program supports the rebuilding of generational wealth, while beginning to address the wealth gap among Indigenous individuals and families. NDN is making Collective Abundance Fund awards for the charitable purpose of building family and generational wealth from an Indigenous perspective and to begin to address the wealth gap among Native families. This includes centering this work around a redefinition of wealth from our Indigenous perspective, rather than the western definition of wealth that is

rooted in capitalism, which promotes the accumulation of money and material possessions often without regard to the protection of people and Mother Earth. The NDN Collective Abundance Fund embraces the following definition of wealth: Indigenous wealth is a quality of life and mindset that encircles family and community well-being and the care of relationships (self, family, extended family, community, land, environment), and a spirit of generosity. Money is a tool to support basic needs and bring financial security and self-determination so that one can live a “good life,” abundant in social and cultural sharing.Awarded grantees will receive grants of $25,000 or $50,000 to invest in and support their self-determined wealth-building activities that create long-term, transformative change. Eligible applicants include Indigenous individuals and families who reside within the tri-state area of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Applicants must be Indigenous to the United States, Mexico, Canada, Borikén/Puerto Rico and the U.S. “Territories”: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.To receive log-in credentials to complete the grant application, applicants must register by April 17, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. CT. Grant applications are due Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. CT.For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the NDN Collective website.