Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund

NOW OPEN - 2023-2024 Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund Request for Proposals

The Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) recognizes and respects the deep, primary knowledge of Tribal Nations in the Northern Forest and is excited to announce the 2024 request for proposals (RFP) for the NSRC Indigenous Forest Knowledge Fund (IFKF).

Proposals are welcomed for:

  • Education, mentorship, and training of Indigenous youth in applied forest research and/or Traditional Ecological Knowledge about forest systems;
  • Applied forest research that advances Tribal priorities; and
  • Synthesis and translation of forest research and/or Traditional Ecological Knowledge to advance communications, outreach, and economic programs for Tribal Nations and Indigenous communities.

NSRC will award up to $1.5 million in 2024 to support projects with budgets ranging from $75,000 to $500,000 for one- to three-year funding terms. Project leaders and/or project settings shall be directly related to Tribal homelands/territories or ancestral territories of the NSRC region (i.e., the Northern Forest region that includes/overlaps/impacts Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and/or Vermont).

Request for Proposals

Announcements will be sent via the NSRC mailing list.

Previous RFPs

Spring 2022 Request for Proposals - NOW CLOSED

View Press Release announcing 2022 IFKF Awards (PDF).

$200,000 in NSRC funding will be awarded in 2022 to support between two and five projects, each in the $40,000 to $100,000 range, for one- to three-year funding terms. 

Timeline  

  • May 3, 2022: RFP issued
  • July 1, 2022: Proposals due electronically by 4:30pm
  • July 22, 2022: Notification of project award decisions
  • August 19, 2022: Funding committed

Request for Proposals

 

Request for Proposals 2021 (Now Closed)

View Press Release announcing 2021 Grant Awards (PDF).

Request for Proposals