The Tribal Climate Change Guide is part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project (TCCP). The TCCP is part of the L.I.G.H.T. Foundation (LF), is an independent, Indigenous-led, conservation 501(c)(3) nonprofit established on the Colville Indian Reservation in the traditional territory of the Nespelem Tribe in present-day north central Washington State. LF supports the restoration and cultivation of native Plant and Pollinator Relatives and the culturally respectful conservation of habitats and ecosystems which are climate resilient and adaptive. For more information about LF, visit: https://thepnwlf.org/. For more information about the Tribal Climate Change Project, visit: https://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/. If you would like to add information to this guide, please email kathy.lynn.or@gmail.com.

 

Alaska Native Social Justice Fund

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Type
Funding
Organization
The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF)
Description

Deadline for 2018 passed 1/5/2018. Deadline for 2019 unknown. The Alaska Community Foundation’s goals for the Alaska Native Social Justice Fund grant cycle are to support strategic collaborations that prioritize leadership development and allow Alaska Native communities to use their own voices to identify and address the social justice issues that are the most important to their communities. These may include, but are not limited to access to and use of traditional resources, overrepresentation in the prison system, under-representation in the political process, and unequal access to education.

Funding Amount
rant awards through this program will range from $5,000 to $20,000 and may be eligible for renewal for an additional year. ACF anticipates awarding 8 to 12 grants. The total 2018 funding available for this program is $140,000.
Geography
Alaska
Eligibility
If your organization fits all or most of the eligibility criteria below and seeks to apply, please contact Program
Associate Kelsey Potdevin by calling (907) 274-6710 or emailing kpotdevin@alaskacf.org to discuss
submitting a Letter of Intent. If you have an open grant at ACF, your organization may apply as long as all
reporting requirements are up to date.
- Your organization is a nonprofit, tribe, school, faith-based organization, local government agency,
program, or grassroots organization.
- Your organization serves Alaska Natives as part of its core constituency.
 Your organization’s leadership and board are composed of individuals who represent and are
accountable to the communities served.
 Your organization consults with the Alaska Native communities it serves and incorporates
community priorities as part of its core focus.
 Your organization collaborates with local partners working on similar issues, and has a clear vision
and strategy for improving the quality of life in the communities it serves.
- Your organization empowers community members to take collective action in addressing community
needs.
- Your organization is interested in long-term, fundamental, ideological shifts in relation to social
justice issues.
Website
https://alaskacf.org/blog/grants/aknsocialjustice/
Contact Information
ACF Contact:
907-334-6700
grants@alaskacf.org

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
Questions about this Guide should be directed to kathy@uoregon.edu.

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