NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities
First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it has received a $480,000 grant from the NoVo Foundation Fund at the Tides Foundation for an 18-month project aimed at strengthening food sovereignty in Native American communities.
Through a request-for-proposals process to be launched soon, First Nations will provide $20,000 regrants and capacity-building assistance to 20 Native American tribes, tribal departments and/or Native nonprofit organizations so they can conduct community food sovereignty assessments.
These assessments help tribes and organizations develop plans to increase local control of their local food systems in order to better address community health issues, build the local economy, and preserve Native cultures...