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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.

Our 4 Priority Areas

  • Protection of Water
  • Protection of Sacred Places & Endangered Landscapes
  • Preservation of Language
  • Sustainable, Community-based Agriculture
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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

  1. If you are a 501(c)(3) organization, please submit your IRS tax exemption letter stating your 501(c)(3) exemption status.
  2. If you are a Tribal Government Program/Department, please submit your IRS tax exemption letter stating your 7871 exemption status.
  3. 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

Protection of Water

Recognizing the cultural importance of water for tribes across the Colorado Plateau, we support groups stewarding this life-giving resource.

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.

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.

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.

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