Federal grants to First Peoples Fund
First Peoples Fund in Rapid City, South Dakota received $2.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Native American Programs, with $1.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $60,000.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.0 million
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025$60,000
- Largest award$900,000
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $430,885 |
| FY 2022 | 4 | $563,757 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $37,500 |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $927,212 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $60,000 |
Programs that fund First Peoples Fund
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Native American Programs | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | 8 | $469,712 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 2 | $1.5 million |
| National Endowment for the Arts | 8 | $469,712 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expanding access to arts & culture resources for the oglala lakota creative community | Native American Programs | September 28, 2024 | $900,000 |
| Building the capacity of intergenerational native artists on the pine ridge reservation | Native American Programs | August 3, 2021 | $649,642 |
| Purpose: to support personnel and facilities expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | May 4, 2022 | $138,612 |
| To support the development of a landscape design and related learning curriculum that centers lakota culture at the oglala lakota artspace on the pine ridge reservation in South Dakota. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | August 25, 2021 | $75,000 |
| Purpose: to support arts workshops and classes at the oglala lakota artspace. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | September 19, 2025 | $60,000 |
| Purpose: to support an artist residency pilot program at the oglala lakota artspace on the pine ridge reservation in South Dakota. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | September 9, 2022 | $50,000 |
| To support performances by native american artists at the first peoples honors. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | April 20, 2021 | $40,000 |
| Purpose: to support the documentation of stories and voices of community spirit award honorees. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | August 15, 2024 | $38,600 |
| Purpose: to support traditional lakota music instruction for youth. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | August 16, 2023 | $37,500 |
| Purpose: to support a poetry festival for emerging artists. | Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals | August 4, 2022 | $30,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does First Peoples Fund get?
$2.0 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives First Peoples Fund the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.5 million in 2 awards. The National Endowment for the Arts follow.
What is First Peoples Fund's largest federal grant?
$900,000 under Native American Programs, with its first action in the period on September 28, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund First Peoples Fund?
Its largest are Native American Programs and Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals.
Other grant recipients in Rapid City
- Department of Military Affairs
- City of Rapid City
- Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board
- South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
- Youth and Family Services, Inc
- Rural America Initiatives
- South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority
- Community Health Center of the Black Hills, Inc.
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