The Regional Development Corporation will begin accepting applications for grants from its Tribal Economic Diversity Fund on July 1, 2021. The deadline to apply is August 2 at 5:00 pm.  

The Tribal Economic Diversity Fund will make grant awards to companies owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe or businesses owned by an enrolled member(s) of a federally recognized Indian tribe for critical technical services that lead to increased revenues and employment for the company.  Awards are made on a competitive basis and are intended to provide services to tribal business entities that allow the company to diversify revenue, leverage other investments, create new jobs, and have systems in place that lead to growth. 

This year’s grant award size will be from $1,000 to $8,000.

Eligibility requirements include:

• Business enterprises that are at least 51% owned and controlled by a tribal member or corporation of the Pueblos of Nambe, Ohkay, Picuris, Santa Clara, Pojoaque, Taos, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, Cochiti or Jemez
• Business must be headquartered in Sandoval, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, San Miguel, Mora, Rio Arriba or Taos County 
• Those who have applied in the past but were not awarded and those submitting applications for the first time will be given priority

Read the overview, get the complete list of requirements, and download the application.