Tribal Climate Change Guide

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.

Fiscal Year 2024 & 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)

Type

Funding

Grant Deadline

07/23/2026 - 12:00

Organization

FEMA

Description

The BRIC program priorities are to enhance climate resilience and adaptation, Promote equity and prioritize disadvantaged communities, Incorporate nature-based solutions, Incentivize natural hazard risk reduction activities, and Encourage the adoption and enforcement of updated building codes. For those interested in Direct Technical Assistance (DTA) for BRIC, they can help design holistic, equitable hazard mitigation solutions. https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/building-resilient-infrastructure-communities.

Matching Funds

Yes

Geography

National

Eligibility

State governments, city/ township governments, Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), and Native American tribal organizations are eligible. U.S. territories must apply through their state or territory.

Website

https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/bccd8cb3-af60-4773-a5e5-f5a228991289

Contact Information

General questions about the BRIC program can be directed to the appropriate FEMA Regional Office or SHMO. Contact information for FEMA Regional Offices is provided at https://www.fema.gov/about/contact. Contact information for the SHMOs is provided at https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/state-contacts.
The HMA Helpline is available by telephone 1-866-222-3580 or email
HMA-NonDisaster@fema.dhs.gov.

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.