Learn about our funding areas of priority, eligibility, and apply for a grant today.
We meet our grantees where they are and help them grow from there.
As a partner and a resource, our goal is to help our grantees build capacity where they say it’s most needed.
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Our 4 Priority Areas
- Protection of Water
- Protection of Sacred Places & Endangered Landscapes
- Preservation of Language
- Sustainable, Community-based Agriculture
APPLY FOR A GRANT
Eligibility
Does your organization or project qualify for a Capacity Building Grant from CPF?
Who We Fund
CPF supports native majority-led Non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, Tribal governments with IRS 7871 status, and organizations with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor within the tribal nations on the Colorado Plateau.
What We Fund
CPF supports proposals in the range of $1,000-$25,000 to build local capacity and long-term sustainability of your organization addressing one of the four priority areas: Protection of water, Protection of sacred places and endangered landscapes, Preservation of language, Sustainable, community-based agriculture.
What We Do Not Fund
- Hosted fundraising events
- Individuals (organizations only)
- Non-Native majority led organizations
- Businesses
Clarification on Tax Exemption Documentation Requested
- If you are a 501(c)(3) organization, please submit your IRS tax exemption letter stating your 501(c)(3) exemption status.
- If you are a Tribal Government Program/Department, please submit your IRS tax exemption letter stating your 7871 exemption status.
- If you are fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization, please submit the fiscal sponsors’ IRS 501(c)(3) exemption letter and a brief description of your relationship and history with your fiscal sponsor (150 words max).
Do I need to submit an organizational budget?
Yes, an organizational budget is required. If you are a fiscally sponsored organization, then submit your fiscal sponsors’ organizational budget. The same goes for a Tribal Government, submit your Department budget.
Our 4 Priority Areas We Fund
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Protection of Water
Recognizing the cultural importance of water for tribes across the Colorado Plateau, we support groups stewarding this life-giving resource.
![Plateau Colorado Plateau Foundation](https://upmf33.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Plateau.jpg)
Protection of Sacred Places & Endangered Landscapes
Our lands are part of us, inseparable from our cultures and communities. We support groups integrating tribal voices into landscape management and safeguarding sacred places.
![Sunset](https://upmf33.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Sunset.jpg)
Preservation of Language
We support language preservation because tribal languages – the vessels through which ancestral knowledge is passed to future generations – are threatened with extinction.
![HopiTutskwa_cornjpg Colorado Plateau Foundation](https://upmf33.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/HopiTutskwa_cornjpg.jpg)
Sustainable, Community-based Agriculture
Native foods and traditional farming are essential to the Colorado Plateau’s tribes. We support organizations that are reclaiming sustainable, community-based agriculture.