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.

 

Climate Showcase Communities Program

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Type
Climate Programs
Organization
EPA
Description

The overall goal of the Climate Showcase Communities program is to create replicable models of cost-effective and persistent greenhouse gas reductions that will catalyze broader local and tribal government actions to stabilize the climate and improve environmental, economic, health, and social conditions.

Category Taxonomy
Energy
Funding Amount
Individual awards of approximately $500,000
Matching Funds
A 50% match is required for this program with the exception of tribal governments and intertribal consortia that are exempt from matching requirements.
Geography
Northwest
Southwest
Midwest
Northeast
Southeast
National
Eligibility
Local governments, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, or Intertribal Consortium. Intertribal consortia are eligible to receive grants under this program only if the consortium demonstrates that all members of the consortium meet the eligibility requirements for the grant and authorize the consortium to apply for and receive assistance by submitting to EPA documentation of (1) the existence of the partnership between Indian tribal governments, and (2) authorization of the consortium by all its members to apply for and receive the grant.
Website
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyNET.exe/P100GIEU.TXT?ZyActionD=ZyDocument&Client=EP…
Contact Information
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Jane Kurtz (Mail Code 6202J) OAR/OAP/Climate Protection Partnerships Division 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone: 202-343-9304 Fax: 202-343-2202 E-mail: kurtz.jane@epa.gov

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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