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.

 

Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project

Type
Funding
Organization
EPA
Description

The Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup was created to coordinate federal assistance to tribes to help them comply with the municipal solid waste landfill regulations. Successful proposals should characterize/assess open dumps, develop integrated waste management (IWM) plans, develop and implement alternative solid waste management activities/facilities; or develop and implement cleanup, closure, and post-closure programs for open dumps in Indian Country. Each proposal must address only one of the four proposal categories described above.

Category Taxonomy
Funding Amount
10 Individual awards ranging from $10,000 to $50,000
Matching Funds
NA
Eligibility
Federally recognized tribes and intertribal consortia. Non-profits are eligible, for-profits are not eligible.
Contact Information
Tonya Hawkins, EPA, (703) 308-8278. Pamela Snyder-Osmun; BIA (703) 390-6341; Steve Aoyama IHS (301) 443-1046; Joyce Taylor, USDA (202) 720-0499
Terri Kelly, DOD (703) 604-1926

Applicants interested in applying for more than one category may do so as long as each proposal is for only one category and each proposal must be separately submitted.