The IEN -WMAN Grassroots Communities Mining Mini-Grant Program distributes over $200,000 per year in $4,000 USD grants to Indigenous communities and non-profit grassroots organizations across the U.S. and Canada. Our goal is to give at least 50% of the Mini-Grants to Indigenous communities.
Ready to apply?
You may apply for one Mini-Grant in a twelve-month period. The application is online in a Google Survey. If you wish to prep your application before filling out the online survey, you can use this paper application as a guide.
There are three Mini-Grant cycles per year:
If you need assistance or questions with your application, please contact WMAN’s Indigenous Caucus Coordinator, Sayokla Williams sayokla@wman-info.org or IEN’s Keep it in the Ground Mining Organizer, Talia Boyd talia@ienearth.org.
Learn about how IEN-WMAN mini-grants help Indigenous communities and non-profit, grassroots community organizations that are threatened or adversely affected by mining.