Welcome to NAAF’s 2023 Request for Applications (RFA). All grant information is located on this page; 

please refer to it frequently throughout the application process.

This year, we have two application processes open: 2023 RFA Process – General and 2023 RFA Process – 

Youth. Please see ‘Funding Areas’ below for a fuller description.

Next Steps:

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    • Scroll through the tabs below for an overview
    • Read the full NAAF 2023 RFA document
    • Preview questions for the General and Youth grants.

Per Trust Agreement Section 8, eligible grant recipients are:

• 501(c)(3) organizations and nonprofit organizations with a Fiscal Sponsor
• Educational organizations
• Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and Native CDFIs
• Tribal governments (state and federally recognized) and their instrumentalities

Organizations applying for 501(c)(3) status, but who have not yet received that designation, may apply using a Fiscal Sponsor. Click this link to read more about Fiscal Sponsors.

Instrumentalities of Tribes (of state or federally recognized Tribes) can mean any number of things such as Tribal departments of agriculture, food authorities or even food processing or food marketing entities. Tribal governments have the latitude to determine which entities are instrumentalities of their governments; NAAF only needs proper documentation as to that status. If an organization has eligible status as an educational institution or a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, for instance, but wishes to be considered as an instrumentality of a Tribal government, the organization must secure and submit an authorizing document from their Tribal government to that specific effect. A statement from an organization other than a Tribal government will not suffice for this purpose.

Applicants must prove their eligibility. Examples of eligibility documentation include IRS determination letters, Tribal resolutions and charters, articles of incorporation and US Treasury letters. IRS letters assigning an EIN are not sufficient proof of eligibility.

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Applicant Eligibility