The Tribal Climate Change Funding Guide is intended to provide up-to-date information on grants, programs and plans that may assist tribes in addressing climate change through a broad range of sectors. We will update this guide regularly, so please check back often. If you have questions or updates for this guide, email: kathy@uoregon.edu. Please note that for entries that are accepting applications continuously, the grant deadline column will list "12/31/2021" as the grant deadline. This ensures that those grants will appear immediately after those grants with a set deadline.
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Grant Deadline | Description | Category | Funding Amount | Geography | Website |
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| Healthy Forests Reserve Program | USDA, NRCS |
The Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) helps landowners restore, enhance and protect forestland resources on private lands through easements and financial assistance. HRFP aids the recovery of endangered and threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, improves plant and animal biodiversity and enhances carbon sequestration. HFRP applicants must provide proof of ownership, or an operator (tenant) must provide written concurrence from the landowner of tenancy for the period of the HFRP restoration agreement in order to be eligible. Land enrolled in HFRP easements must be privately owned or owned by Indian tribes and restore, enhance or measurably increase the recovery of threatened or endangered species, improve biological diversity or increase carbon storage. Land enrolled in HFRP easements - must be privately owned or owned by Indian tribes and restore, enhance or measureably increase the recovery of threatened or endangered species, improve biological diversity or increase carbon storage. |
healthy forests, enhancement, protection, endangered and threatened species, plant and animal biodiversity, carbon sequestration | Link | |||
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | USDA, NRCS |
Deadline is ongoing. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased soil health and reduced soil erosion and sedimentation, improved or created wildlife habitat, and mitigation against drought and increasing weather volatility. EQIP may also help producers meet Federal, State, Tribal, and local environmental regulations. |
agriculture, production, conservation, climate adaptation, private forestland, non-industrial, natural resource management | NRCS provides financial assistance for selected conservation activities. The availability and amount of financial assistance can vary between states. | United States | Link | |
| Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) NRCS-Idaho & NRCS-OregoC | USDA, NRCS |
Past Deadline: 05/03/2021. CIG is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies for agriculture production. CIG promotes sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, and facilities among communities, governments, and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users. Non-federal governmental or non-governmental organizations, Tribes or individuals are eligible. Applications are due via Grants.gov. NRCS OR CIG Applications are due 7 May. NRCS ID CIG Applications due 3 May by 11:59 pm ET. |
conservation, agriculture, natural resources, science and technology, research and development | $25,000 - 100,000 | Iowa, Oregon | Link | |
| NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) National Competition FY 2019 | USDA, NRCS |
2020 Application Deadline passed on June 29, 2020. The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers, into NRCS technical manuals and guides, or to the private sector. CIG generally funds pilot projects, field demonstrations, and on-farm conservation research. On-farm conservation research is defined as an investigation conducted to answer a speciifc applied conservation question using a statistically valid design while employing farm-scale equipment on farms, ranches or private forest lands. |
conservation, agriculture, management, research, planning | $150,000-$2,000,000 | United States | Link | |
| Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Renewable Energy Systems in Oregon Grants | USDA, RD |
REAP (formerly known as the "006" program) offers grants and/or loan guarantees for the purchase and installation of renewable energy generating systems. Assistance is limited to small businesses, farmers and ranchers. Projects must be located in a rural area. REAP grants and guarantees may be used individually or in combination. Together, they may finance up to 75 percent of a project's total cost. Grants can never finance more than 25 percent f a project or $500,000 -- whichever is less. While applications are accepted continuously, funding is not always available. Please see website for opportunity to sign up to be notified about funding availability. |
Renewable energy, Rural Development | Varies, includes loans | Oregon, Northwest | Link | |
| Climate Hubs Funding Opportunity | USDA, US Forest Service |
Deadline passed as of April 17, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. This funding supports syntheses, tools, or best management practices to forest and rangeland managers including the National Forest System. Funding will support work fulfilling the needs of forest landowners, forest managers, ranchers, and farmers (agroforestry only) to adapt and/or mitigate for climate change within the United States. |
climate change, mitigation, adaption, management, forestry, conservation, sustainability, collaboration | Up to $50,000. | National, Northwest, Southeast, Northeast, South Central, South, Midwest | Link | |
| Remote Alaskan Communities Energy Efficiency Competition Request for Information | USDOE |
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing a new initiative to significantly accelerate adoption of sustainable clean and energy efficiency strategies in remote rural Alaskan communities. For the purposes of this initiative, “remote or rural areas” include communities with a population of 5,500 or less that are not connected by an all-weather road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks, or with a population of 1,500 or less that are connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks. Through the proposed competitive process, the Remote Alaskan Communities Energy Efficiency Competition is being designed to empower Alaskan communities to develop solutions for effectively advancing the use of reliable, affordable, and energy efficient solutions that are applicable throughout rural communities in Alaska and potentially in other Arctic regions. |
Community, Clean Energy | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing a new $4 million initiative to significantly accelerate efforts by remote Alaskan communities to adopt sustainable energy strategies. | National, watershed | Link | |
| International Engagement Ready Communities Competition | USDOE |
Deadline passed as of June 12, 2017. Deadline for 2018 unknown. This program is designed to support empirical research on successful international engagement strategies and develop best practice reports and a competitiveness assessment tool. These elements will be incorporated into a user-friendly economic development organization (EDO) toolkit and training guide to help local communities assess and increase their ability to become globally competitive while enhancing their trade and FDI promotion activities. |
economy, global trade, business, support, planning, policy, management, growth, infrastructure | $600,000 | National | Link | |
| Wood Innovations Program Request for Proposals | USF |
Deadline Passed 01/23/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) requests proposals to substantially expand and accelerate wood products markets and wood energy markets throughout the United States to support forest management needs on National Forest System and other forest lands. The agreements awarded under this announcement will support the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79), Rural Revitalization Technologies (7 U.S.C. 6601), and the nationwide challenge of disposing of hazardous fuels and other wood residues from the National Forest System and other forest lands in a manner that supports wood products markets and wood energy markets. |
markets, wood, energy, forest management, technologies, revitalization | Maximum awarded $250,00 | National | Link | |
| Landscape Scale Restoration RFA 2020 | USFS |
Deadline Passed 10/10/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The purpose of this competitive grant program is to encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes and further priorities identified in the State’s Forest Action Plans. |
landscape restoration, forest management, coordination | $25,000-$600,000 | National | Link | |
| Citizen Science Competitive Funding Program | USFS |
Deadline Passed 12/05/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The USDA Forest Service delivers world-class science, technology, and land management to sustain the Nation's forests and grasslands in collaboration with communities and our partners. In 2017, the agency launched the Citizen Science Competitive Funding Program (CitSci Fund) to support innovative projects that address science and resource management information needs while connecting people to the land and one another. |
citizen science, forest management, grasslands, community building, healthy ecosystems | up to $25,000 | National | Link | |
| National Urban and Community Forestry Cost Share Grant Program | USFS |
Most Recent Deadline: 3/30/2020. The U&CF program requests innovative proposals that strengthen urban and community forest resiliency and align with the goals in the National Ten Year Urban Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026). Collaborative solutions may include but are not limited to: research; prevention; planning; policy; preparedness; implementation; best management practices; recovery; and reforestation that promotes the resilience of our Nation's urban and community forests. |
Urban Forests, Community Forests Assessment, Planning, Resilience, Forest Management, Natural Disasters, Prevention, Collaboration | $100,000-$300,000 | National | Link | |
| Community Capacity Land Stewardship Program (Southeast Alaska) | USFS |
Deadline Passed 12/05/2018. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The National Forest Foundation Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Program (CCLS) provides funding to increase the capacity of organizations implementing large scale restoration projects that benefit National Forests and Grasslands. As a whole, CCLS seeks to help community-based and collaborative organizations remove barriers to watershed and/or landscape scale restoration projects, and help facilitate job creation and retention and business development in their region. Each regional program offered has specific, unique desired outcomes. To view the slides from the 2018 informational webinar, click here. |
land stewardship, watershed, restoration, | Varies | Southeast Alaska | Link | |
| Great Lakes Fisheries and Wildlife Restoration Act (GLFWRA) | USFWS |
The USFWS requests interested entities to submit restoration, research and regional project proposals for the restoration of the Great Lakes Basin fish and wildlife resources, as authorized by the GLFWRA. The purpose of the act is to provide assistance to States, Indian Tribes, and other interested entities to encourage cooperative conservation, restoration and management of the fish and wildlife resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes Basin. |
Habitat restoration, Conservation, Restoration, Species management. | Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,700,000 | National | Link | |
| GBLCC FY16 Funding Request for Pre-Proposals for Information Synthesis, Knowledge Discovery, and Conservation Planning | USFWS |
The Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative intends that awards under this announcement will support its mission and goals regarding how climate change and other stressors affect natural and cultural resources within the geographic range of the GBLCC. |
Landscape Conservation, Climate Change, Cultural Resource. | $25,000-$200,000 per proposal award. | National | Link | |
| 2019 Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program Candidate | USFWS |
Deadline passed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will partner with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to administer the 2019 FWS Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program (DFP) for undergraduate and recently accepted graduate students who are in interested in a conservation career. Expected fellowship dates: May 20, 2019 to August 16, 2019. |
Conservation, Fellowship, Natural Resources Management | Fellowship | National | Link | |
| Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative - Landscape Conservation Planning and Design (USFWS) | USFWS |
The Desert LCC is embarking on a Climate-Smart Landscape Conservation Planning and Design project that will: produce spatially explicit data and information about focal resources, chosen by the Desert LCC members; seek to understand the effects of climate change and other landscape stressors on natural resources; integrate social and economic information to understand what these resources might look like in the future; and result in collaborative adaptation responses that are useful and implementable by our partners. |
Habitat Conservation, design, Planning | $270,000 | Desert | Link | |
| USFWS/NPLCC 2016 Funding Opportunity Announcement | USFWS, NPLCC |
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) receives funds to support collaborative science and knowledge activities of the NPLCC. The USFWS Pacific Region awards these funds for financial assistance through a competitive process for projects, studies, and events that support natural and cultural resource conservation in the face of climate change and other landscape-scale stressors. The NPLCC recognizes the importance of considering both western science and traditional knowledges to advance landscape-scale conservation and sustainable resource management. |
Natural Resource Conservation, Cultural Resource Conservation, Climate Change, Financial Assistance | Awards are contingent on the availability of funds. A total estimated amount of $50,000 to $200,000 USFWS funding for 1 to 5 projects may be awarded under this announcement... (see link for details) | North Pacific | Link | |
| Funding Opportunity: pre-proposal request Western AK LCC Terrestrial Systems Theme | USFWS, Western AK LCC (Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative) |
RFP closed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) receives funds to support collaborative science and knowledge activities of the Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC). The Service administers these funds through financial assistance on a competitive basis for projects, studies, and events that advance the scientific and public community’s understanding of large-scale changes in landscape characteristics and the impacts of these changes on important species. |
Terrestrial Systems | Due to the limited funds available, modest funding requests (< $100,000.00) are encouraged, however, higher amounts may be requested with appropriate justification. | National | Link | |
| South Central CSC funding Opportunity | USGS |
Recent Deadline was 1/18/2017. Next Deadline Unknown. SOIs are invited for projects that support regional CSC science priorities. CSC funded projects cover a variety of topics that address the impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, ecosystems, & the communities they support. |
climate science, vulnerability assessment, climate change | Approximately $1,600,000 to $1,800,000 may be available. | South Central, United States | Link | |
| Alaska CSC Funding Opportunity | USGS |
Recent Deadline was 1/18/2017. Next Deadline Unknown. SOIs are invited for projects that support regional CSC science priorities. CSC funded projects cover a variety of topics that address the impacts of climate change on fish, wildlife, ecosystems, & the communities they support. |
climate science, vulnerability assessment, climate change | Approximately $1,600,000 to $1,800,000 may be available. | Alaska, United States | Link | |
| National Land Remote Sensing Education Outreach and Research Activity (NLRSEORA) | USGS |
Deadline Passed 09/04/2018. Deadline Unknown for 2019. The National Land Imaging (NLI) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Land Resources (LR) mission area is soliciting applications from qualified Educational Institutions, State and Local Governments, and Non-profit Organizations (NPOs) to develop a U.S. national consortium to expand the science of remote sensing through education, outreach and research / applications development for environmental monitoring to include the effects of land use and land cover change on water quality, quantity and utility; societal adaptation and phenology; public health-related issues to include identification of potential indicators relating to vector-borne diseases and harmful algal blooms; natural resource management, agricultural applications, disaster risk reduction, and other land surface and surface water monitoring applications. |
remote sensing, education, outreach, research, environmental monitoring, land use, public health, vector-borne disease, algae blooms | Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,250,000 | National | Link | |
| Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Pacific Northwest CESU | USGS |
Deadline passed 4/16/2019. Deadline 2020 unknown.The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research on the Oregon Spotted Frog. The overarching objective is to provide high-quality demographic information for use by management agencies and other interested parties and to assess management actions. Specific questions are 1) how does seasonal survival of frogs relate to changes in water level; 2) what is population growth rate following pond creation; 3) what are positive and negative effects of beaver on frogs (for use as a restoration tool); 4) What is the range of individual survival for this species in the wild; and 5) what are the positive and negative effects of bullfrog removal on this species? |
Oregon Spotted Frog, management actions, planning, water levels, beavers, habitat restoration, species management | up to $66,000 | Oregon | Link | |
| FY19/20 BAA 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) | USGS |
Deadline Passed 11/01/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. The BAA provides detailed information on how to partner with the USGS and other Federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation data. Applicants may contribute funds toward a USGS lidar data acquisition activity via the Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) or they may request 3DEP funds toward a lidar data acquisition activity where the requesting partner is the acquiring authority. Federal agencies, state and local governments, tribes, academic institutions and the private sector are eligible to submit proposals. Proposals are due by COB on November 1, 2019 and awards will be announced starting December 2019 and continuing through FY2020 subject to available funding. |
topographic data, elevation data acquisition, research, GIS | up to $500,000 | National | Link | |
| WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants | WaterSMART |
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: November 3, 2021. The WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants Reclamation provides 50/50 cost share funding to irrigation and water districts, tribes, states, and others with water or power delivery authority. This funding opportunity invites eligible applicants to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with reclamation on projects that seek to conserve and use water more efficiently. Learn more and apply here. |
Award ceiling: $2,000,000. | National | Link | ||
| Resilient Communities 2019 Request for Proposals | Wells Fargo, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
Deadline Passed 02/19/2019. Deadline Unknown for 2020. Wells Fargo and NFWF have partnered to create the Resilient Communities program. Through improvements to natural features and enhanced community capacity, the program will help communities prepare for future impacts associated with sea-level rise, sustain appropriate water quantity and quality and enhance forest conservation. By taking advantage of natural features like wetlands, resilient shorelines, urban tree canopies, natural forests and healthy upstream watersheds, communities can accrue quality of life benefits today, enhance fish and wildlife resources and help prepare for foreseeable resilience challenges. The program places special emphasis on equity, social inclusion and helping traditionally low- and moderate-income communities build capacity for resilience planning and investments in “greener” infrastructure. It also emphasizes supporting American Indian/Alaska Native communities and Indigenous Peoples whose livelihoods and economies rely on their self-determined management of water, land and other natural resources and infrastructure that will be impacted increasingly by sea level rise, drought, flooding and fires. |
resilient communities, capacity building, climate change impacts, sea level rise, forest conservation, fish and wildlife | Each grant will range from $200,000 to $500,000 depending on category and will be awarded to eligible entities working to help communities become more resilient. | National | Link | |
| Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program | Western SARE, Montana State University |
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: 05/20/2021.The Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program announces the Call for Pre- proposals for Research & Education grants for 2022. With a Research and Education grant, a researcher and at least three (3) Producers work together to develop a proposal to conduct both research and education on a sustainable agriculture topic. Outreach activities may include on-farm/ranch demonstrations, farmer-to-farmer educational activities, and other approaches to assist producer adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. The goal of this program is to achieve results that can be communicated to producers and professionals; sustain and improve the environmental quality and natural resource base on which agriculture depends; improve the profitability of farmers/ranchers and associated agricultural businesses; and enhance the quality of life for farmers/ranchers in their local communities. |
research and education, agriculture, sustainability farming, natural resources, ranching | Projects may be one to three years in length. Total funds requested may not exceed $350,000 over the entire budget period. | |||
| Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), Farmer/Rancher Grant | Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) |
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: November 1, 2021. With the support and guidance of a technical advisor, farmers and ranchers will integrate research and education to conduct on-site/on-farm experiments to improve production, marketing, and the environment. Learn more and apply here. |
Up to $25,000 may be requested if one (1) Producer is involved. Proposals with three (3) or more Producers may request up to $29,900. | Western US | Link | ||
| Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), Professional Development Grant | Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) |
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: November 10, 2021. This grant program focuses on training agricultural professionals to help them spread knowledge about sustainable agriculture concepts and practices. Learn more and apply here. |
Funding limit is $100,000 per project. | Western US | Link | ||
| Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), Research to Grassroots Grant | Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) |
Deadline passed. Most recent deadline: November 17, 2021. These projects take research results from previously funded SARE projects and bring those results into the field through education to agricultural professionals and producers. Learn more and apply here. |
Agriculture, research, education, sustainability, outreach | Funding limit is $100,000 per project. | Western US | Link |
