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.

Native American Affairs Office Technical Assistance Program

Type

Funding

Organization

DOI

Description

Deadline for 2018 Unknown. The Bureau of Reclamation’s Office of Native American and International Affairs has a Technical Assistance for Tribes program. This program assists Federally recognized Indian Tribes to develop, manage and protect their water and related resources. Past project have included water needs assessments, improved water management studies, water quality data collection and assessments, and water measurement studies.

Category Taxonomy

Funding Amount

Individual awards of up to $100,000

Matching Funds

Negotiated.

Geography

Northwest

Southwest

Midwest

Eligibility

Federally recognized tribes, institutions of higher education, Indian organizations, and Tribal organizations in the 17 western states. Does not include Alaska.

Website

https://www.usbr.gov/native/programs/techasst_activities_tap.html

Contact Information

Corey Carmack, Yakima area, ccarmack@usbr.gov,(509)575-5848 (ext. 210),
Tino Tafoya, Special Assistant Pacific Northwest Region, ctafoya@usbr.gov, 208-378-5008 ( also contact for the Snake river area)

The activities eligible for this award are very specific. Please contact a Tribal Assistance Program representative to determine if your proposed project is eligible before developing an application.

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.