Revitalizing Native Intergenerational Girl Societies for MMIWG2S Prevention, Safety and Wellbeing – US

Deadline: 14-Jul-25

The Indigenous Justice Circle is inviting proposals to rekindle Intergenerational Girl Societies for supporting Native American girls, 2SLGBTQ+ youth and women.

Their mission is to address the unique challenges at the intersection of race, culture, gender, age and socio-economic status. In an effort to prevent MMIWG2S, improve safety, connectedness and health of Native American girls and women, they are offering a unique opportunity to participate in a funded organizational cohort training program that supports local in-person Native Intergenerational Girl Societies.

Successful applicants will receive funding and access to an integrated suite of IMAGEN tools (monthly virtual inter-tribal gatherings, implementation guide, curriculum, resilience cards, and a mobile phone based app). IJC will support planning, implementation and skill building to initiate and run in-person IMAGEN Girl Societies in Native communities. This opportunity is open to Native-controlled organizations (nonprofits & LLCs), Tribal colleges and universities, Tribal governments, Native CDFIs and/or groups of individuals (with a fiscal sponsor) within Native communities or urban Indian neighborhoods.

Funding Information

• IJC will award up to $120,000 in the form of 6-8 awards of $5,000-$25,000 each to create and sustain local Intergenerational Girl Societies over a 20-month period.

Role and Responsibilities

• Establish and operate a local in-person IMAGEN Intergenerational Girl Society, including recruitment of mentors and girls, that offers weekly (or bi-weekly) sessions for girls in your community. Cycles should run approximately Jan-May and Aug-Dec each year with the option of holding 3-4 summer sessions.
• Active involvement in at least 8 of 10 IMAGEN Circle Virtual Inter-Tribal Gatherings each calendar year (Jan-July and Sep-Nov).
• Work with the IJC team in an initial storytelling exercise to create participatory project priorities and indicators.
• Utilize their IMAGEN Girl Society Implementation Guide to establish and run your program.
• During each school term, flexibly use at least 6 of the 12 core sessions from the IMAGEN Girl Society Curriculum.
• Utilize IJC’s mobile phone based Intergenerational Girl Society enrollment and attendance app.
• At mid-term and endline, work with the IJC team to share a story about your journey as a mentor and/or a girl or several girls as mentees of your Girl Society (pseudonyms can be used to protect privacy/identities).
• Use the IJC logo on materials and communications about the program.
• Present at one public webinar during the award period.
• Host a possible site visit by IJC personnel (IJC will cover costs of the visit).

Eligibility Criteria

• Proven experience in programs serving Native adolescent girls, women and/or youth
• Demonstrated ability to implement programming within your community
• Organizations must be legally registered in the United States
• Eligible organizations include but are not limited to:
  • Federally or state recognized tribal governments and programs
  • Tribal 7871 entities
  • Native-controlled nonprofits, LLCs, or community organizations
  • Tribal colleges and universities
  • Native CDFIs
  • Groups of local Native women with a fiscal sponsor
  • Applicants that are not part of an organization can apply if they have a fiscal sponsor.

Application Requirements

• Completed IJC 2025 Girl Society Application form
• Detailed budget
• Key staff bios
• Tax-status documentation (if using a fiscal sponsor submit the sponsor’s documentation)

For more information, visit Indigenous Justice Circle.