Tribal Engagement in Regional Ocean Partnership Priorities

Type: 
Funding
Organization: 
NOAA
Description: 

Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: August 30, 2023. NOAA announced the availability of approximately $1.8 million for federally-recognized Tribes to support tribal participation in or engagement with existing regional ocean partnerships, with funding provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This Tribal funding complements a separate funding program for established regional ocean partnerships, which seeks to enhance and sustain the efforts of the established partnerships to coordinate inter-state and inter-Tribal management of ocean and coastal management issues. This Tribal engagement funding opportunity focuses on encouraging or enhancing Tribal participation with established regional ocean partnerships, and/or Tribal activities related to partnership priority actions. Learn more and apply here.

Category: 
Ocean and coastal management, Tribal leadership, regional ocean partnerships, BIL
Funding Amount: 
$50,000 - $200,000
Matching Funds: 
No

Geography:

Eligibility: 
U.S. federally-recognized Indian Tribes that have current and/or ancestral interests in a region with an established Regional Ocean Partnership and wish to pursue coastal and ocean activities that align with Regional Ocean Partnership priorities
Contact Information: 
Kris Wall, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 541-843-0252, rop.iija@noaa.gov