Tribal Climate Resilience funding will support Tribes and authorized Tribal organizations as they prepare for and address climate change impacts on Tribal Treaty and Trust resources, economies, regenerative agriculture and food sovereignty, conservation practices, infrastructure, and human health and safety.

Funding will be prioritized for projects that address imminent climate-related threats to human health and safety (including relocation, managed retreat, and protect-in-place efforts) and Tribal capacity to address such threats. Funds may also support projects addressing (but not limited to) environmental justice and equity, sustainability, sovereignty (e.g., energy, food), infrastructure, vulnerable economies, natural and cultural resources, agriculture, conservation, habitat restoration or improvements.

FY24 CATEGORIES OF FUNDING:
Category 1 – Planning ($250,000 maximum)
Category 2 – Implementation ($4,000,000 maximum)
Category 3 – Relocation, Managed Retreat, Protect-in-Place (RMP) Staff Salary ($150,000/year for 3 years maximum)