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2025 Fact Sheet
We seek to be a good partner to Wabanaki Tribes and Wabanaki-led and -serving community organizations by supporting work on community priorities through grants, capacity-building and technical assistance, convening, shared learning, and impact investment.
2025 available funding: $1,800,000
Program Contact: Sonya LaCoute-Dana, Community Partner
Ancestral Paddle 2024. Photo courtesy Kasq Dana Lolar.
Priorities
Generally, we will support work that is focused on:
Sovereignty, self-governance and self-determination
Collective well-being
Community culture and community building
Indigenous leadership and resourcing across communities
Funding criteria:
The organization is led by majority Wabanaki and indigenous people (staff and board) and/or is serving Wabanaki Communities
Most of the work of the organization is focused on and/or serving Wabanaki people, communities, and interests
All work takes place in what is now Maine
Grantmaking
2025 Available Funding: $1,800,000
Generally, grant funding levels in this focus area are:
Individual organizations/efforts: $10,000 to $50,000 (per year)
Increased funding amounts may be available to organizations that work on priority areas across all Tribes and/or communities
Collaborations/efforts involving multiple organizations/groups: up to $200,000 (per year)
Occasionally, organizations may apply for both organizational and collaborative funds
Transformational opportunities: variable funding levels
The purpose and intended impact of transformational efforts is to address critical community priorities and create sustainable, systemic changes. Generally, funding is limited to one to two years.
2025 Application Information
Applications were due February 13, at 5pm. Grant decisions will be announced by the end of April, 2025
Grantee Story
We’re pleased to present this series of articles on our inspiring grant partners.
Wabanaki Youth In Science (WaYS) received a 36-month Healthy People Healthy Places grant from Sewall in 2022. Read to learn how WaYS is encouraging Wabanaki youth to advance their education and pursue careers in STEM.