Naut’sa mawt Tribal Council’s board of directors approved a new cultural and community grants program earlier this year.

The funding program is NmTC’s main way of offering direct financial support to its communities. The aim of the program is to assist with cultural and community initiatives that benefit a large part of the community and show a measurable benefit to overall community well-being.

Each member Nation has access to a maximum of $3,000 from the program in any one-year period. Subsequent years funding is based on the same $3,000 plus any un-used portion of prior year’s eligible amounts. Carryover of un-used portions of the grant can accrue for a maximum of five years, whereupon the un-used portion for the first year is lost.

Projects initiated by NmTC member communities may be eligible for funding assistance if they do not qualify for funding from other agencies or funding programs.

Applications for the program funding will be accepted in four rounds throughout the year. Information and applications will be provided on the NmTC website at www.nautsamawt.org early in the new fiscal year (after April 1, 2010.) Completed forms can be sent from the website.

More info: www.nautsamawt.org