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.

 

Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program

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Type
Funding
Organization
US EPA
Description

Most Recent Deadline: May 31, 2024. The University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation (UNORTF) seeks written proposals for restoration projects and related scientific and public education projects for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (PRP). This funding opportunity is made through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 and the FY22 Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act.

Category Taxonomy
habitat restoration
Funding Amount
Projects costs may range between $350,000 and $1,500,000.
*Some projects may be outside the recommended range and may be
negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Matching Funds
The statutory match requirement has been waived by EPA
Region 6 for the FY22 IIJA RFP
Geography
Louisiana
Eligibility
Federal, state, interstate, local governments, Tribal
governments (must be federally recognized), regional water
pollution control agencies, and other public or nonprofit
private agencies, institutions, and organizations, public and
private institutions of higher education. Eligible applicants may
be located outside of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, but
projects must be located inside the Basin.
Private profit-making entities, and individuals are not eligible.
Non-profit organizations described in Section 501(c)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as
defined in Section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 are
not eligible.
Website
https://www.epa.gov/la/lake-pontchartrain-basin-restoration-program
Contact Information
bbourgeois@thebeachuno.org
Status/Type
Grant

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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