Tribal Climate Change Guide

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.

Smoke impacts from prescribed fire and wildfire

Type

Funding

Grant Deadline

09/17/2026 - 12:00

Organization

JFSP (Joint Fire Science Program)

Description

The interagency Joint Fire Science Program's FY2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has approximately $9 million to support research and science delivery that addresses emerging and long-term wildland fire management challenges through the several funding opportunities including the Smoke impacts from prescribed fire and wildfire. The objectives of this task statement are 1) to better understand the impacts of prescribed fire and wildfire on smoke emissions - to inform appropriate timing, frequency, and extent of prescribed fire programs that maximize ecological benefits while minimizing air quality impacts on communities, and 2) to inform a standardized methodology for tracking prescribed fire emissions.

Funding Amount

Varies

Eligibility

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American organizations (Other than Federally recognized tribal governments), public housing authorities/ Indian housing authorities, state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, Independent school districts, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, non-governmental organizations having a 501(c)(3) and non-governmental organizations without 501(c)(3) status, private institutions of higher education

Website

https://www.firescience.gov/ords/prd/jf_jfsp/apex_util.get_blob?s=2421263553389…

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.