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 Food Security Grant

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Type
Funding
Organization
NGO
Description

The purpose of the Native American Food Security project is to support Native organizations working to eliminate food insecurity among tribal elders in rural and/or reservation-based Native American communities in Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. There is a particular focus on locally-grown, healthy foods, and assist in the development or expansion of locally-controlled and locally-based food systems that provide healthy foods to senior community members while also supporting local food producers and the local economy.

Category Taxonomy
Health
Natural Resources
Funding Amount
Individual awards between $20,000 and $25,000
Matching Funds
NA
Geography
Arizona
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Southeast
Southwest
Eligibility
Organizations must be located in and serving Native elders in Native communities within the following states: Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. The applicant organization’s target population must be primarily Native elders. Urban groups that work solely with off-reservation populations are not likely to receive funding. Organizations eligible to apply include :
1. Native American tribes,
2. Native-controlled 501(c)(3) organizations,
3. Tribal §7871 organizations,
4. Community organizations without 501(c)(3) status with an appropriate fiscal sponsor,
and tribal colleges or tribal schools with programs that meet the spirit of this grant initiative.
Website
http://www.firstnations.org/node/217
Contact Information
For questions email Raymond Foxworth, Policy and Research Program Officer, at rfoxworth@firstnations.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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