First Nations receives $3M grant from W.K. Kellogg Foundation
LONGMONT — The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded First Nations Development Institute in Longmont a $2.95 million grant to extend First Nations’ work in Native American agriculture and food systems for the next three years.
First Nations, a 35-year-old nonprofit, will use the funds to support additional projects that advance the building and strengthening of local food-system infrastructure in Native American communities, especially in food insecurity, food deserts, and health and nutrition – while simultaneously bolstering economic development in those communities.
“Since the beginning, WKKF has been our key partner is this work that meets at the intersection of economic development and food systems/food security, and we thank them for their generous and continuing support,” said Michael E. Roberts, president of First Nations. “In turn, it allows us to support tribes and native organizations as they strengthen food systems in their communities, improve health and nutrition and build food security.
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“We help them increase their local control over native agriculture and food systems by providing financial and technical support, along with training materials, as they work to institute innovative ideas and best practices on a local level. The idea is to support and strengthen the food sovereignty movement in Indian Country.”
LONGMONT — The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded First Nations Development Institute in Longmont a $2.95 million grant to extend First Nations’ work in Native American agriculture and food systems for the next three years.
First Nations, a 35-year-old nonprofit, will use the funds to support additional projects that advance the building and strengthening of local food-system infrastructure in Native American communities, especially in food insecurity, food deserts, and health and nutrition – while simultaneously bolstering economic development in those communities.
“Since the beginning, WKKF has been our key partner is this work that meets at the intersection of economic development and…
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