The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska (QTU), a federally recognized Sovereign Nation located in Alaska’s Aleutian West Census Area in Unalaska, will support Food Sovereignty through the “Unalaska Food Bank Aleutian Pribilof Islands Food Security Initiative” by addressing food insecurity for more 350 socially disadvantaged households (1400+ individuals) in areas that represent Unangan populations who reside in areas of high cost of living indexes, with the most challenging food security issues, and address Alaskan Tribes’ unique challenge of serving displaced members.

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe’s Food Distribution program’s mission is to provide food for the members of our three communities on the reservation, including Wadsworth, Nixon, and Sutcliffe, and neighboring off-reservation communities. If funded by the LFPA Plus program, the grant activities will include procuring, shipping, and delivery of local fresh and frozen food and produce in the region to our Food Distribution warehouse.

The Local Food Assistance Program Plus will allow the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to purchase unprocessed or minimally processed food for Ponca Tribal members and those receiving services from departments within the Ponca Tribe. The Tribe expects to provide food distribution, on at least a monthly basis, to households residing within the Service Delivery Area. The food will be supplied through a number of local producers and providers, to include the Niobrara Market, a subsidiary of OSNI Ponca, LLC.

The only federally recognized Tribe in Alabama, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, requests $864,186 for the Tribal Food Security Program to expand upon the Tribe’s successful Community Garden, Farmers’ Market, and Food Distribution programs. At least twice each month, the Tribe will host a community distribution of free fresh and minimally processed food to Indian and non-Indian people. Foods will be purchased with grant funds under simple grow agreements with socially disadvantaged and other farmers/producers within a 400-mile radius of the Tribe’s reservation in Atmore, AL.

The Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma is a federally recognized Tribal Government located in Miami, Oklahoma (Ottawa County). The Tribe is not located on a traditional reservation but instead reside in the multi-cultural communities under shared jurisdictions with Oklahoma governmental systems. 

The Elder Nutrition Program of the Osage Nation will oversee the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) grant. The aim is to establish fresh partnerships with farmers, ranchers, and producers who are socially disadvantaged in Osage County and a 400-mile vicinity. The initiative will be called Prairie to Plate Food Outreach. 

In accordance with and in the spirit of Treaties entered into on behalf of the Oglala People and the United States of America, the Oglala People have embarked on a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, focused on food sovereignty, titled "Unci Maka Etan Unzani Pi Kte; Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program". The project is funded by the "build back better initiative" and awarded by United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service.

Elders Outreach Program Enhancement of Locally & Culturally Relevant Foods (EOP ELCRF) supports and provides traditional food, minimally processed, and locally produced bounty to underserved Tribal Members, Elders, Veterans, and community members living in the boundaries of Ninilchik Village Tribal boundaries. Ensuring local producers, farmers, harvesters, and processors are connected to the EOP ELCRF and continue to bridge connections for further development of providing local bounty to those designated is a goal and effort for the long-term ties the EOP ensures to develop.

The Native Village of Unalakleet (NVU) in Western Alaska intends a cooperative agreement with the USDA for a new Local Foods Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program. The Tribal Community is underserved in terms of access to locally grown and minimally processed food products. To the degree possible, tribal members engage in subsistence activities for wild game, fish/sea mammals, and berries. However, the food commodities that are available in the local grocery stores are from Lower 48 food suppliers, flown in from 2,000 miles away and further.

The Tyonek Nutrition and Food Security Program will provide resources for the purchase of locally grown, fresh foods from disadvantaged fishers, farmers, and other producers in Alaska. The Native Village of Tyonek currently faces food security and sovereignty threats due to increasing food costs, shipping expenses, and supply chain struggles. The funds will allow for food to be bought directly from local producers that the Village develops partnerships with, focusing on small farms and disadvantaged and indigenous producers.