Batesland, SD — To develop a model for Career and Technical Education that is grounded in Lakota culture that provides education for Native students in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Saint Paul, MN — To host African women’s tea ceremonies for African immigrant women to increase understanding of gender-based violence, build a community of support, and begin to generate ideas on preventing gender-based violence
Brookings, SD — In recognition of winning a 2019 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance South Dakota State University's transition to create a welcoming environment for Native Americans through the Wokini Initiative
Bismarck, ND — To accelerate the adoption of Native education standards and curriculum in both tribal and non-tribal schools to provide a more culturally relevant and individualized education in North Dakota
Pierre, SD — To accelerate the adoption of Native education standards and curriculum in both tribal and non-tribal schools to provide a more culturally relevant and individualized education in South Dakota
Grand Forks, ND — Tribal community conversations to identify the need for and methods of improving the competency of Lay Advocates who represent parties in criminal and civil cases before six tribal courts in North Dakota and Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Fargo, ND — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Oklahoma City, OK — To support the 2018 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries and Museums, including a scholarship program for 50 participants from MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the geography
Arlington, VA — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support to help advance this organization's charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography
Bemidji, MN — To address structural oppression, institutional racism and systemic gaps in support for Indigenous and People of Color in the Bemidji area through the Healing for Justice (Gwekendam) process
Sturgis, SD — Sponsorship of National Customized Learning Summit hosted by Technology and Innovation in Education (TIE) in partnership with the Mass Customized Learning National Alliance
Eagle Butte, SD — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Duluth, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Saint Paul, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Coalition of Asian American Leaders to help advance its charitable mission
Saint Paul, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Henderson, MN — EdVisions will support K12 schools in the Bush Foundation region in support of their transformation toward individualized learning models
Woodbury, MN — Sponsorship of "Nothing About Us Without Us," a day-long professional conference for Minnesota youth and educators committed to making education more relevant for students
Rapid City, SD — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for First Peoples Fund to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography
West Fargo, ND — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Rapid City, SD — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for Great Plains Tribal Chairman's Association to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native Nations that share the same geography
Saint Paul, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
St. Cloud, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Little Canada, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the Indian Land Tenure Foundation to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native Nations that share the same geography
Saint Paul, MN — To support the development of an LGBTQ+ health curriculum in partnership with Minnesota-based medical training programs to ensure more health professionals emerge from degree programs equipped and ready to serve LGBTQ+ patients
Cincinnati, OH — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for KnowledgeWorks to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native Nations that share the same geography
Devils Lake, ND — For a new college-linked Information Technology Apprenticeship Model in North Dakota, a public-private partnership to improve the growing state demand for skilled information technology professionals
Lindsay, CA — Lindsay Unified School District will support K12 schools in the Bush Foundation region in support of their transformation toward individualized learning models
Morton, MN — In recognition of Lower Sioux and the Redwood Area School District’s Local Government Innovation overall winner award for their partnership creating cultural resources and improves educational outcomes for Native students (Local Government and Native Nation Collaboration category)
Duluth, MN — To develop an effective model of preventative strategies to eliminate sexual assault on major campus universities, using the University of Minnesota Twin Cities as a test site
Saint Paul, MN — Technical Assistance to support the unexpected increase in construction cost for Community Innovation grant #17-60986, given for the GROW-IT Center, an innovative response to maximize an unused capital resource for university and community groups
Saint Paul, MN — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support to the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership to help advance its charitable mission
Washington, DC — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the National Congress of American Indians to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native Nations that share the same geography
Pine Ridge, SD — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the Native Youth Leadership Alliance to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native Nations that share the same geography
Bemidji, MN — In recognition of winning a 2018 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance the organization’s charitable mission to provide culturally-specific, Native-led interdisciplinary services
Kyle, SD — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Winona, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Minneapolis, MN — To continue the work of Community Innovation grant #34128, given to solve the need for better access to affordable, culturally competent, quality early childhood education services in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood (West Bank)
Redwood Falls, MN — In recognition of Lower Sioux and the Redwood Area School District’s Local Government Innovation overall winner award for their partnership creating cultural resources and improves educational outcomes for Native students (Local Government and Native Nation Collaboration category)
Sawyer, ND — In recognition of winning a 2018 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance the organization’s charitable mission to meet the whole child health needs of students in rural North Dakota
Agency Village, SD — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Fort Yates, ND — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Minneapolis, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Porcupine, SD — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Fargo, ND — In recognition of becoming a finalist for the 2018 Bush Prize for Community Innovation, this grant will advance the organization's charitable mission
Belcourt, ND — To promote high quality research relevant to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians that will advance the tribe's problem solving capacity and economic development, and uphold its positive images
Belcourt, ND — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Tucson, AZ — This Ecosystem Grant provides general operating support for the University of Arizona's Native Nations Institute to help advance its charitable mission in MN, ND, SD and the 23 Native Nations that share the same geography
Notre Dame, IN — The University of Notre Dame will support six private K-12 schools in the Bush Foundation region in support of their transformation toward individualized learning models
Callaway, MN — To be a leader and learner as a member of Community Creativity Cohort 2, a 3-year participant-led capacity building effort to support organizations led by and serving people of color and Indigenous people, rural communities, and smaller cities and towns
Minneapolis, MN — To collaboratively design the K-12 Standards of Inclusion for Somali Parents and Youth to equip K-12 educators with the context necessary to mitigate the challenges of Somali student learning and parent participation in the school system