Created in 1989, the Chamiza Foundation supports programs aiming to insure the cultural continuity of New Mexico’s 19 Pueblo tribes. The purpose here is not to preserve these cultures as antiquities, but to actually sustain them throughout various projects in education, language preservation, youth projects, traditional arts and crafts, traditional agriculture and intercultural exchange.

Awarded grants range from $3,000 to $12,000. Priority is currently given to programs directed to youth education in cultural traditions, Pueblo history, and the inclusion of a language component as well as innovative uses of technology in those programs.

Eligible for grant awards are the Pueblo organizations themselves, tribal governments, community leaders and artists or other individuals within Pueblo communities. Non-pueblo organizations requesting support for programs serving the Pueblos are also eligible as long as their application includes a letter of consent from the Governor of the Pueblo.

More information and application forms are available here.

Submission deadline: June 6, 2011