The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is pleased to announce the availability of funding to support the hiring of Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons in Alaska, the Northwest and the Southwest through its Tribal Resilience Program. Eligible applicants include tribal non-profit, non-governmental organizations and tribally-controlled colleges or universities that serve federally-recognized tribes. Other entities may participate as sub-grantees.
The BIA is collaborating with the Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs) to continue supporting tribal climate resilience needs and selected tribal organizations will enter into cooperative agreements with the BIA. This provides a mechanism for the BIA to provide the selected tribal organizations with non-recurring funding for mutually agreed upon tasks in keeping with the climate science needs of the BIA and all tribal communities in the Northwest, Southwest and Alaska CASC regions. Applications are due August 23, 2021.