March 30th, 2010 is the deadline to submit a proposal for Honor the Earth's spring granting cycle which will fund work that builds resilience in Indigenous communities.

Please view the full descrition of Honor the earth's application guidelines here.  Below is a brief summary of our Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative, please be sure to read the full description before submitting an apllication.

Buidling Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative: Overview and Grant Guidlines

Resilience Theory is a discussion about how communities and societies will adapt to climate change.  We understand that we must mitigate climate change and adapt, or we will be in a very difficult place as indigenous peoples.  Honor the Earth's Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative will grant to organizations working to increase Indigenous communitie's capacity to prevent and adapt to climate change in ways that preserve and restore Indigenous cultures.

Funding for the Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative will ofcus on two goals:

1.  Development of culturally-based, Indigenous solutions to climate change based on re-localizing food and energy economies;

2.  Restoration of traditional knowledge as a key adaptation and mitigation strategy to ensure a safe and healthy future for our children and the next seven generations.

Click here to view the full version of the guidelines, application procedures and download new cover sheets.