American Indian Family Empowerment Program (AIFEP)

From the Grotto Foundation Website

The American Indian Family Empowerment Program, founded in 1996 by the Marbrook Foundation, is an innovative grantmaking partnership of the Marbrook Foundation, Westcliff Foundation, Grotto Foundation, and members of the American Indian community. Throughout its history, AIFEP has invested in human capital—in the skills, resources, and cultural strengths that American Indian families and individuals possess that allow them to contribute to the cultural and social well-being of their community. AIFEP’s American Indian Advisory Committee awards grants to individuals and families working toward self-determination through education, service to community, and economic self-sufficiency, and through renewing and preserving cultural connections. In 2008, grants ranging in value from $500 to $2,500 were made to 42 individuals.