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August 07, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

Apply Now for Native Agriculture & Food Systems College Scholarships

Longmont, Colorado, Aug. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is now accepting applications for the fourth year of its “First Nations Native Agriculture...
July 12, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

First Nations Awards 18 Native Arts Initiative Grants Totaling $465,000

Longmont, Colorado, July 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) recently awarded 15 Supporting Native Arts grants and three professional development...
June 16, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

First Nations Awards Grants Totaling $122,900 for Native Food Sovereignty Assessments

Longmont, Colorado, June 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), with the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, recently awarded nine grants...
June 14, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

First Nations Awards 15 Native Agriculture & Food Systems Grants Totaling $454,000

Longmont, Colorado, June 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), with the generous support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Agua Fund, recently awarded 15...
June 06, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

Shakopee Mdewakanton and First Nations Partnership Impacts More than 6,000 People in 53 Native Communities

Longmont, June 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shakopee Mdewakanton and First Nations Partnership Impacts More than 6,000 People in 53 Native Communities First Nations Development Institute’s “Growing...
June 05, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

First Nations Development Institute Releases First Quarterly Results from Monitoring Food Prices, Indicating that American Indians and Alaska Natives Pay Higher Costs

Longmont, June 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Nations Development Institute Releases First Quarterly Results from Monitoring Food Prices, Indicating that American Indians and Alaska Natives Pay...
May 23, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

First Nations & Oweesta Launch New “Native Financial Learning Network” Under a Generous Grant Provided by Northwest Area Foundation

Longmont, Colorado, May 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Nations & Oweesta Launch New “Native Financial Learning Network” Under a Generous Grant Provided by Northwest Area Foundation ...
April 20, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

Majority of Native Americans Live in Rural Areas and Small Towns, Not in Urban Areas as Commonly Reported, According to New “Twice Invisible” Report

Longmont, Colorado, April 20, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LONGMONT, Colorado (April 20, 2017) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today published a report that clears up a...
April 12, 2017 14:56 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

First Nations Launches New “Nourishing Native Children: Feeding Our Future” Grant Program

Longmont, Colorado, April 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LONGMONT, Colorado (April 12, 2017) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today launched a new grant program called “Nourishing...
March 27, 2017 08:00 ET | Source: First Nations Development Institute

First Nations Sets Another Record in 2016 with Over $2.8 Million in Grants to Indian Communities

LONGMONT, Colorado, March 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For the second year in a row, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) set a new organizational record in 2016 in grants and dollars...