Please see the grant application for full details on application requirements, processing, and more.

If this is your first time applying to The CIRI Foundation’s A Journey to What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Art & Culture grant program, we encourage you to contact us before the deadline to discuss your project.

We especially welcome applications from rural Alaska communities. If you need any help with your application, we’re happy to guide you through the process. We look forward to hearing from you!

A Journey to What Matters: Increased Alaska Native Art & Culture focuses on supporting projects that meet one or more of the following criteria, along with TCF’s other requirements:

• Projects based in rural Alaska.
• New applicants or those with projects not previously received funding through the JWM program.
• Projects that promote or preserve Alaska Native art forms and technologies with few practicing artists.
• Projects that create opportunities for emerging artists to work with master artists as apprentices to increase apprentice skill levels.

Even if your proposed project does not fall into one of these categories, we still encourage you to apply. All applicants are welcome to contact The CIRI Foundation to discuss their project ideas before submitting an application. For more information, please contact Kahoney Monsen, Cultural Grants Manager.

Please note: A Journey to What Matters is dedicated to supporting Alaska Native tangible art traditions. While language, storytelling, dance, and theater may be part of a project, JWM grant funds can only be used for expenses related to tangible arts. If you have questions about whether your project fits this definition, please contact us for clarification.