DOI announces $120M funding through Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program
Eligible applicants: tribal entities. Applications are due October 13th, 2023
Announcement Type: Notice of Funding Opportunity (this program is currently accepting applications)
Opportunity: Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program
Overview and Eligible Uses: The Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program provides funding to build climate resilience capacity. In FY2023, TCR will make available funding for Tribes and tribal organizations to address the unique impacts of climate change affecting vulnerable tribal communities. This is by far the largest amount of annual funding made available in the history of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program. Grants will be available in
Category 1: Planning. These awards are designed to support the development of climate change considerations into formal planning documents, vulnerability assessments, and the development of data analysis efforts including supplementary monitoring.
Category 2: Implemetation. These awards are designed to support application of on-the-ground, shovel-ready activities that already have a completed plan in place and are identified in official Tribal planning document(s)f. Examples of completed plan types may include: Tribal climate adaptation plans, natural resources plans that contain climate resilience considerations and integration, drought contingency plans, hazard mitigation plans, ecological restoration plans, greenhouse gas mitigation plans, RMP master or related plans, construction or engineering plans, etc.
Amount: In FY2023, TCR will make available approximately $120 million ($25M from BIL, $72M from IRA, $25M from FY 2023 annual appropriations).
Category One Planning: Max $250,000, excluding implementation funding. Category Two: Max $4,000,000, construction inclusion optional.
Award Type: Competitive funding
Eligible Applicants: Funding is only available to federally recognized Tribes
Key Dates: Application deadline is 7:59 pm Alaska Daylight Time/ 11:59 pm Midnight Eastern Daylight Time, October 13th, 2023
Key Links:
2023 TCR Annual Awards solicitation
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