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.

Expressions of Interest (RFEI) to Determine B.C. Local Governments and First Nations Interest in a Potential Call for Applications Under the New Community Energy Leadership Program (CELP)

Type

Funding

Organization

Community Energy Leadership Program (CELP), The Ministry of Energy and Mines

Description

Communities will be eligible for funding if they undertake either: One of a range of renewable energy capital projects that the local government or First Nation has part (e.g., IPP equity stake) or full ownership of; or a major energy efficiency initiative applied specifically to the local government's or First Nation's own infrastructure. Interested communities are invited to respond to this RFEI by no later than Monday, May 4th 2015 by email referring to RFEI Number "CELP2015".

Category Taxonomy

Funding Amount

The objective of the Ministry’s Community Energy Leadership Program (CELP) is to provide local
governments and First Nations with pivotal funding ranging from $20,000 to $80,000 per Application.

Matching Funds

Unknown

Geography

National

Eligibility

local governments, First Nations

Website

http://www.toolkit.bc.ca/News/Community-Energy-Leadership-Program-CELP-Request-…

Contact Information

Should any local government or First Nation have questions while considering or filling in the RFEI, please contact Ted Sheldon (250-356-1507; Ted.Sheldon@gov.bc.ca) at the B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines.

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.