NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
CONTRIBUTIONS GUIDELINES
USE OF THIS APPLICATION
This application is for use to request contributions from a Freeport-McMoRan operation to support local tribal activities.
 Each request should be for no more than $5,000 each (per project/activity) 
 Most contributions awarded will be between $250 and $2,500 each 
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 No more than $20,000 in total will be awarded to a single tribal community each year (through this Community
Activities contributions program). 
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 Any request for $10,000 or more should be submitted through the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Native
American Partnership Fund and must meet the criteria of the Fund. For an application, contact Cherie Rankin at
[email protected] or 602.366.7370 or visit our website at www.FreeportInMyCommunity.com. 
QUALIFYING TRIBES (in alphabetical order)
Hualapai Tribe
San Carlos Apache Tribe
Tohono O’odham Tribe
White Mountain Apache Tribe
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Requests will be considered on a bi-monthly basis. Requests must be submitted by the 15th of each month for review and
decision by the 15th of the following month. Any request submitted after the 15th of the deadline month will be held for
consideration until the next bi-monthly review cycle.
Deadline
January 15 (requests received after the 15th will be held for the next review cycle)
March 15
May 15
July 15
September 15
November 15
Decision/Response By
February 15
April 15
June 15
August 15
October 15
December 15
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Native American Community Activities Applications should be completed/saved as a Word document and
submitted via email to Cherie Rankin at [email protected].
PROJECT/ACTIVITY ELIGIBILITY
It is our aim to support organizations, programs and projects that are addressing a priority issue/need. The identified
priority issue areas are: Education & Training, Health & Wellness, Cultural Preservation, Economic Development,
and Environment.
We also seek to support projects within these priority areas that support women’s development and engage elders.
USE OF GRANT FUNDS – Funds will not be awarded to the following:
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Organizations that do not have 501c-3 or other non-profit status as designated by the IRS. (Note: governmental/tribal
offices or agencies are qualified as long as the project or activity is eligible as outlined in these guidelines). 
Foundations that intend to re-grant the funds 
Requests for individuals, including those for travel support, teams that are restrictive in participation or anything else
that benefits a single individual or a very limited number of individuals. 
Advertising efforts 
Fraternal, labor or veteran organizations/activities limited to organization membership 
Religious activities, churches or church sponsored activities limited to church membership 
Political or lobbying activities 
Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status 
QUESTIONS
For more information on the Community Activities guidelines, application or the process to submit the application via
email, please contact Cherie Rankin at 602-366-7370 or [email protected].
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
APPLICATION
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Your Application should not exceed two pages. This is page 1.
Please be sure to complete each question. Incomplete questions may cause an application to be ineligible.
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Name of Tribe:
Hualapai Tribe
Name of organization:
Hualapai Department of Cultural Resources
Name / title of main contact person:
Email address:
Carrie Cannon, Cultural Specialist
928-769-2223
[email protected]
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 371 Peach Springs AZ 86434
Organization website (if available):
Freeport-McMoRan Operation located
closest to the Tribe:
Bagdad Mine
Total (annual) organization budget:
$250,000
Name of project or activity:
Grant amount requested:
$4,944
Phone number:
($250 - $5,000; no more than $5,000 can be
requested through this application program)
Total project / activity budget:
$5,194
Project or activity START date:
January 1, 2015
December 31, 2015
Project or activity END date:
Check the Focus Area / Category
For which You Are Applying:
Education & Training
Health & Wellness
Cultural Preservation
Economic Development
Environment
Does your project address a special population?
Women’s Development
Elder Engagement
Other (please list):
Briefly summarize the proposed project or activity, the clients it serves and its major objectives.
Please limit your response to no more than 5 – 7 sentences.
The proposed project involves hosting a traditional native foods revitalization symposium on the
Hualapai Indian Reservation. The project involves inviting 3 guest speakers from tribal communities in
the southwest that have already taken on successful traditional foods revitalization projects within their
own respective tribal communities. During a two day symposium the guest speakers will share with the
Hualapai Tribal community about their projects which will segue into a discussion and brainstorming
session for ways in which the Hualapai community can learn from the successes of others and get ideas
for similar projects at Hualapai. The 3 proposed guest speakers include Roxanne Swentzel from Santa
Clara Pueblo who created “The Pueblo Food Experience Project,” Terrol Johnson co-founder of the non-
profit group Tohono O’dham Community Action which in part focuses on “Native Foods Systems and
Wellness” programming, and Twila Cassadore who helped facilitate the “Traditional Western Apache
Diet Project.”
Native American Community Activities Application / Page 2
Please describe the need addressed by your project or activity.
Members of the Hualapai Tribal community have expressed interest in learning more about the traditional
foods of their ancestors. There have been efforts in the community to share this knowledge already; some
efforts have taken place at the Hualapai Cultural Center such as the former “Hualapai Ethnobotany Youth
Project” focused on teaching plant uses to tribal youth. As health issues continue to plague the tribal
community including high rates of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease, tribal members have expressed interest
in learning the traditional foods that once sustained them. Other tribes in the Southwest are mobilizing to bring
back traditional foods knowledge, and Hualapai would like to be part of that positive movement.
Please describe the goals of the project or activity (what you hope to accomplish).
We hope that hosting a Traditional Foods Symposium on the Hualapai Reservation will enrich the Hualapai
community by providing much needed insight into what other tribes are doing. This will serve the purpose to
enlighten our own future efforts in this arena. Eventually we hope the proposed Traditional Foods Symposium
will serve as a stepping stone to take on similar projects within our own tribal community that can have similar
lasting benefits to preserving ancient tribal knowledge and improving health and wellness. If we see what
other Tribes have done we can learn from their successes as well as the challenges they have faced and it will
ultimately serve as an inspiration and launching point for future Hualapai traditional native foods revitalization
efforts.
Please describe how the requested funds will be used. If funds will be used to purchase items/materials, please
describe. (Please also include a simple budget detailing how funds will be used).
The funds will be used to pay for the travel, lodging, and a modest stipend for the three guest speakers traveling
from their respective Tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico to present at the symposium. The funds
will also be used to pay for 60hrs of planning by the Cultural Specialist of the Hualapai Department of Cultural
Resources who will be administering the grant should the project be funded. The funding will also be used to
pay for 5 separate 1 hour planning meetings with a team of 5 knowledgeable Hualapai elders who can help
oversee the planning and preparation for the Traditional Foods Symposium.
How will you know if you’ve achieved the goals of the project?
The goal of the project is to learn from the successes of other Tribes and find ways to apply similar work here
within the tribal community. The Hualapai Tribal members that attend the Traditional Foods Symposium will
be given surveys to gauge their interest, as well as be invited to be a part of a committee to follow up on the
ideas generated from the symposium. This committee style participation in future project planning has worked
in the past with other Tribal proposed projects, and we anticipate it will attract motivated individuals.
Please list any other partners in this project / activity who are providing funds or other resources.
A $250 donation was given to the Hualapai Department of Cultural Resources by a private donor to be used in
ethnobotanical related endeavors. The money from this donation will be used to cater the 2 day symposium so
those that attend will be fed and cared for with food and refreshments. Also the Hualapai Department of
Cultural Resources will pay the transportation costs of picking up the 3 guest speakers who will likely be
arriving from their respective communities by airline flights to the closest airport to Hualapai located in Las
Vegas, NV.
Please be sure to include support documentation and sign the Statement of Understanding. See LAST PAGE of
this document.
Support Documentation Required (please check the boxes to ensure these items are attached)


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Copy of 501c-3 status letter from the IRS or Related Certification
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Detailed Project Budget (including other sources of funding/income)
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Current Board of Directors list (if applicable)
Please return this application (and attachments) via e-mail:
Via e-mail: [email protected]
QUESTIONS
Cherie Rankin, Community Development Specialist
Phone: 602-366-7370
E-mail: [email protected]
STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
If awarded, grant funds must be used for developing and implementing the project as described in the award letter
received at time of funding. The Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation has the right to disseminate information
and materials developed as a result of the project.
Signature: Carrie Cannon