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First Peoples Fund

Rapid City, SD

ArtsHERE

FY2025

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About

The First Peoples Fund’s (FPF) ArtsHERE grant will support programmatic assessments, the creation of data collection tools, and the evaluation of new and expanded programs at FPF and the Oglala Lakota Artspace on Pine Ridge Reservation. First People’s Fund honors and supports the cultural, artistic, and ancestral practices of Native artists, families, and communities, helping them to thrive, heal, and carry forward Indigenous creative expression, teachings, and lifeways.

Award Details

  • ArtsHERE
    Grant or Award Received
  • South Dakota
    Location
  • $110,000
    Grant Amount
  • 2025
    Fiscal Year of Award

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