Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Applications open to current or former CATHF grantees.

Deadline to apply: June 3, 2025

Wellbeing
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California Truth And Healing

Resourcing California Native American tribes in truth-telling, cultural healing, and repair.

Our California Truth and Healing Fund (CATH) supports California Native American tribes and Native-led organizations advancing truth, healing, and repair across the state. Operating independently from but complementary to the state's Truth & Healing Council, our fund prioritizes tribal-led advocacy, cultural healing practices, and capacity-building efforts that document histories and correct historical records. Through grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, we empower Native communities to shape their narratives, heal from historical trauma, and build coalitions that hold public institutions accountable for lasting change.

Granted

$2M+

Funding cycles

3

Tribes and organizations supported

26

How To Apply

We use the JustFund platform to accept and review applications. To apply, follow the steps below:

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(1) Visit www.justfund.us to log in or register for an account.

If you have an existing JustFund account, click ‘Sign In’ and log in to access the RFP. If you are having trouble accessing your account, reset your password or contact info@justfund.us.

If you have additional questions, view JustFund’s, Help Center or contact info@justfund.us for support!

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(2) Enter your application details

Before you get started, learn more about how the JustFund Common Application™ works. Please ensure that all fields in your profile are up to date. As part of your application, your profile information will also be submitted and dated at the time of submission.

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Reminder: all applications must be submitted through the JustFund platform no later than June 3, 2025 at 5pm Pacific time.

FAQ

  • Who is this fund for?

    Open to California Native American Tribes, including federally recognized and non-recognized Tribes (the latter through 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship). Also available to Native American-led nonprofits, coalitions, or projects with majority Native leadership serving California Native communities. All non-Tribal applicants must provide letters of support from affiliated Tribes or tribal references.

  • Who manages this fund - and how are funding decisions made?

    The California Truth and Healing Fund is funded and managed by Decolonizing Wealth Project, dedicated to disrupting the systems of moving and controlling capital through education, radical reparative giving, and narrative change. This fund operates independently of the State of California and funding decisions will be guided by an advisory board of California Native Americans selected by Decolonizing Wealth Project.

  • Is this Fund solely for California Native people to attend the California Truth and Healing Council meetings?

    In part. The goals of the California Truth and Healing Fund are to support the engagement of California Native American families, communities, tribes and organizations in the healing opportunities presented in the California Truth and Healing process established by Executive Order N-15-19 and advance the broader objectives of the Council, including to galvanize philanthropy to support the recommendations from the Council’s report. While engagement with the council meetings is a priority, there are also other focal areas. To fully maximize the process, California Native Tribes and Native-led organizations require adequate resources to actively participate in the state’s initiatives—both to inform and shape them, and to ensure the government remains accountable for its commitments to Native communities. Additionally, there is a vital opportunity for these Tribes and organizations to collaborate and coordinate efforts focused on truth, healing, and repair across the state, advocating for reparative actions at the state level.

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  • I missed the Informational Webinar. Is there a recording?

    Yes! 
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    https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/sGtMkKZ2QV66n4sllbnzw58mx3nVaHTl8tABcny7BJKzmEkOTXV2cEzbYsMW2Wtz.JphYZLESKKh7e767

    ‍    Passcode: #DL95#B?

  • How much can we apply for?

     Awards will likely range from $5,000 to $50,000.

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