Grantee Database
American Indian Cultural District
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
Cultural Districts
Award Amount
Project Description
The purpose of this funding is to create and update a printed annual cultural district report that highlights the intangible and tangible cultural assets within our district. Each year we will use the funding to update the report and build out different asset areas. The first phase will map out the public art, cultural facilities, and cultural organizations within our district.
Organization Summary
We serve the greater American Indian community, people, and service organizations within our cultural district through a series of long standing programs, activations, and policy advocacy that brings people together across issues, identities, and communities to build solidarity, foster healing, and stimulate the local economy.
Indigenize Project – Branching out from AICD, the citywide Indigenize Project is a placemaking and placekeeping initiative focusing on honoring and celebrating American Indian culture, history, people, and contributions through art, pole banners, street signs, and QR digital walking tours. Art activations provide graffiti abatement to local merchants and landmarks while providing an interactive experience to attract tourism and increase public awareness and elevating the visibility through an Indigenous lens.
Community Visions Planning Series – Participation from 12 Native American organizations, the Mission Merchants Association, and over 50+ local service based organizations within AICD. With gatherings between 50-150 participants and is aimed at empowering and strengthening the local economy through activation planning, resource advocacy, and the development of community led priorities to shape local policy in areas such as housing, arts & culture, MMIP, health, wellness, and cultural and historic preservation.
American Indian Historic Context Statement & Oral History Film Series – Elevates and protects our cultural assets and history through the context statement, creates a cultural and historic resource database, and creates film. The first phase resulted in a local site nomination to protect the American Indian Historical Society.
Intergenerational Community Land Stewardship Program – Monthly Native led series open to all since 202 is aimed at increasing cultural knowledge, traditional practices (Ie. basket weaving, beading, gourd making, and land stewardship opportunities for youth, elders, and families.
Other initiatives include:
AICD Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Native American Heritage Month Annual Celebration
Monthly AI/Latinx Community Roundtable Meetings
Community Ambassadors Outreach & Food Delivery Program
Cultural Heritage Housing Economic Sustainability Strategies (CHHESS) Report
Organization
American Indian Cultural District
Address
2 Marina Blvd. Building D, Suite 230
San Francisco
94123
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(415) 287-2820
Congressional District
11th Congressional District
State Assembly District
State Assembly District 17
State Senate District
State Senate District 11
