First Nations Development Institute (First Nations)

FNDI Emergency Response Fund: First Nations coordinated meat; water; and nonperishable food distributions to multiple tribes in the Southwest; including the Navajo Nation; the Hopi Nation; and Pueblo communities. First Nations also awarded grants to tribes and response teams serving Indigenous people across the United States. Our generous funders enabled us to grant over $1.8 million to date; and 100% of funds raised continue to go to Native communities that have been using these donations to meet the most immediate needs of their people. Based on this; First Nations is transitioning from direct relief to recovery strategies as the long-term ramifications of the pandemic become clearer.