Resource Library

Resources for Projects and Programs in Native Communities

The following resources will help you to develop your project, draft your proposal, and manage an awarded ANA grant. We will continue to add to these, so keep an eye out for more great tools to aid in your success!

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  • Application, 
  • Development, 
  • Pre-App, 
  • Proposal, 
  • Tool, 
  • Toolkit, 
  • Training, 

ANA Application Toolkit

This Application Toolkit is a resource that will help you to draft and submit your ANA application. Keep in mind that this toolkit was published for a previous Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • FOA, 
  • Funding, 

ANA Funding Opportunity Announcements

ANA publishes Funding Opportunity Announcements each cycle and makes them available for download at this link. Please note that the currently posted FOAs may be expired. The FOAs for upcoming competitions will be published as they are updated for each new fiscal year.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • Development, 
  • Nonprofit, 
  • Planning, 
  • Policies, 
  • Procedures, 
  • Tool, 
  • Toolkit, 

ANA Nonprofit Toolkit

The Nonprofit Toolkit is a resource for those who are looking to establish or expand a nonprofit organization. It will walk you through the process of founding a Board of Directors, drafting your Articles and Bylaws, applying for a Tax Exempt Status, and creating policies and procedures.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • Development, 
  • Social Media, 
  • Tool, 
  • Toolkit, 
  • Training, 

ANA Outreach & Social Media Toolkit

Social media can enable a tribe or nonprofit to connect with the communities they serve to promote projects, recruit volunteers, partner with like-minded organizations, find funding and more. To learn more, visit this link.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • Development, 
  • PPD, 
  • Project Planning, 
  • Training, 

ANA Project and Planning Development Manual

Before you begin drafting an ANA grant proposal, develop your project with a community-based approach. The manual at this link will walk you through the process to ensure your community project is ready for ANA funding.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • Planning, 
  • Sustainability, 
  • Tool, 
  • Toolkit, 

ANA Sustainability Toolkit

The toolkit at this link is about "sustainability" of projects and project elements that are valuable to communities. It includes a number of resources to support you in your design, implementation, and management of sustainability activities.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • Assessment, 
  • Compliance, 
  • Finance, 
  • Financial, 
  • Policies, 
  • Procedures, 
  • Tool, 

Financial Policies and Procedures Self-Assessment Tool

The Grants Management Toolkit provides a self-assessment form to help your organization visualize the financial policies currently in place and the gaps that should be filled.

Format: Downloadable, Fillable PDF

  • Tags:  
  • Application, 
  • Toolkit, 
  • Training, 

Pre-Application Virtual Training Packet

The training packetĀ at this link includes the materials you will need to follow along with our FY2022 Virtual Pre-Application Trainings which can be viewed from our Webinars page. By clicking this link, you will be redirected to a shared Google Drive where you can download the FOA Manuals, Tip Sheets, FOAs and Slide Sets. There is also an Activity Workbook that allows you to complete the activities within the manual without needing to print these documents.

Format: External Website, Downloadable files (varied)

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  • Assessment, 
  • Community, 
  • Development, 
  • Planning, 
  • PPD, 
  • Project Planning, 
  • Steering Committee, 
  • Toolkit, 
  • Training, 

Project Planning and Development Training Packet

The training packetĀ at this link includes the materials you will need to follow along with our Virtual Project Planning and Development Training. By clicking this link, you will be redirected to a new webpage where you can download the Manuals, Workbooks, Slides and more. Complete the Homework Workbook first to establish community connections that will allow you to follow through on the PPD Manual activities.

Format: Downloadable files (varied)

Securing our Sustenance Webinar

View our partner presentation at this link. Tribal communities have historically experienced high rates of food insecurity and the pandemic has only amplified this issue. Studies have shown that approximately 25% of Native Americans face food insecurity, and this rate is higher in rural communities where access to food is scarce. Food sovereignty offers a path toward increased food security, greater self-sufficiency, and economic opportunity. Many tribal nations have found creative ways to utilize existing federal programs to increase food security and improve access to healthy and traditional foods.

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  • Grantee, 
  • Policies, 
  • Post Award, 
  • Procedures, 
  • Training, 

ANA Post Award Manual

The Post Award Manual found at this link will walk you through the requirements of being an ANA Grantee. The activities in this manual will help you apply what you learn to your specific organization and grant award.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • Amendments, 
  • Compliance, 
  • Grantee, 
  • Post Award, 
  • Tool, 
  • Toolkit, 
  • Training, 

Grant Amendments Handbook

Do you need to modify your grant, but are unsure how? The resources found at this link explain the ways in which changes can be made and how to request ANA approval for those changes.

Format: Weblinks to Various Downloadable Templates

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  • Management, 
  • Policies, 
  • Procedures, 
  • Tool, 
  • Toolkit, 
  • Training, 

Grants Management Toolkit

The Grants Management Toolkit is a great resource to help organizations understand their obligations when accepting Federal Award funding. It walks users through the responsibilities of managing Federal grants, developing internal policies, understanding the OMB Super Circular, and more.

Format: Downloadable PDF

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  • Assessment, 
  • Compliance, 
  • Internal, 
  • Policies, 
  • Procedures, 
  • Tool, 

Internal Self-Assessment Tool

The Grants Management Toolkit provides a self-assessment form to help your organization visualize overall policies and procedures currently in place and the gaps that should be filled.

Format: Downloadable, Fillable PDF

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  • DOI, 
  • IDC, 
  • Indirect, 

US Department of the Interior Indirect Cost Services

Learn more about Indirect Cost Rates, and specifically IDCs for Indian Tribal Governments, as well as how to apply by visiting this link.

Format: External Website