This celebration is to honor the culmination of the hard work of our I-LEAD youth projects and the I-LEAD initiative, which is a special initiative established under the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), Social and Economic Development Strategies (SEDS) program. I-LEAD provides support for community-based projects that empower Native youth ages 14-24 years old to address priorities identified by such youth, and include youth-focused leadership. Projects are funded to develop models, approaches, and strategies to foster resiliency and build upon Native youth’s inherent capacitates to thrive. I-LEAD provides support for community-based projects that emphasize Native youth resiliency. Projects funded under I-LEAD must align to at least one of the following four domains: Native Youth Leading, Connecting, Learning, and Working.
If you are an ANA grantee, please contact your program specialists to help you or your youth register for the event. Please also reach out to your program specialists with any questions.