fwd, grant opportunity

[Terry J. Klokeid]

Genographic Legacy Fund Offers Grants to Support Indigenous  
Communities Worldwide

Deadline: June 15, 2007

The Genorgraphic Legacy Fund aims to empower indigenous and  
traditional peoples on a local level while helping to raise awareness  
on a global level of the challenges and pressures facing these  
communities. Reflecting the values and missions of the Genographic  
Project ( https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/ ) partners  
-- the National Geographic Society, IBM ( http://www.ibm.com/ ), and  
the Waitt Family Foundation ( http://www.waittfoundation.org/ ) --  
support from the fund will be directed primarily toward education  
initiatives, cultural conservation, and linguistic preservation and  
revitalization efforts.

Genographic Legacy Fund grants are open to individuals, groups, and  
organizations. Applicants must provide a record of current or prior  
work in support of indigenous education programs and/or cultural or  
linguistic conservation efforts. Applicants should be seeking to  
expand their service to indigenous communities and have a  
demonstrated commitment to improving general awareness of indigenous  
cultures, histories, and heritages. The majority of the people  
forming the group responsible for providing project governance must  
be members of the indigenous community in which the project will be  
implemented.

Projects are divided into two general categories: 1) Micro --  
smaller, discrete projects that typically require lower amounts of  
funding; funding for these projects will be capped at $25,000 each.  
2) Macro -- larger, more complex projects undertaken in conjunction  
with other entities such as NGOs, local education institutions,  
government agencies, etc. Grant amounts are more flexible but will  
not typically exceed $100,000 each.

Applications are accepted on a semi-annual basis. Submissions for  
semi-annual review will close on June 15 and December 15 of each year  
for the duration of the project.

More information on the fund and the grant application process as  
well as an FAQ can be found on the Genographic Legacy Fund Web site.