The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) was awarded a $513,915 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) to develop the Tribal Lands Carbon and Co-Benefits Tool. The award period runs from February 22, 2021 through February 21, 2024. The funding supports ILTF's work under the USDA-NRCS' Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which promotes agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality on...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,050,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) to the Indian Land Tenure Foundation. This 3-year grant, awarded on December 18, 2023, will provide cost-share assistance and technical support for climate-smart forestry and conservation practices on tribal lands. Key services funded include the development of a Tribal Lands Carbon and Co-Benefits Tool, as well as a...
The Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. (IAC) received a $10 million cooperative agreement award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program (CFDA 10.234). Over a five-year period from April 2022 through March 2027, IAC will collaborate with USDA to deliver targeted technical assistance and related activities to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in Indian Country. Since 1987, IAC has promoted Indian...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $2,050,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. (IAC) on November 1, 2024 under the Tribal Agriculture Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.048). The purpose of this award is to maintain the Intertribal Technical Assistance Network (ITAN), which provides technical assistance, outreach, and capacity-building services to federally recognized tribal governments, their communities, and constituents to enable and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $6,561,972 Cooperative Agreement to the First Nations Development Institute under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award, with a performance period from January 2025 to December 2029, supports building the capacity of tribal nations to engage in emerging private markets for climate mitigation and forest resilience. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on improving economic conditions...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Tribal Agriculture Technical Assistance program (CFDA 10.048) provides $118,317.00 to the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. (IAC) to facilitate joint training between the USDA and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on agricultural programs and Indian land tenure. The award period runs from December 16, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The IAC, a minority-owned non-profit Native American...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. (IAC) to develop community conservation partnerships that encourage historically underserved producers to plan and protect farmland ecosystems, watersheds, and wildlife habitat in geographical areas of underserved communities. The award, effective from August 30, 2024...
The One Generation's Indigenous Farm Hub (IFH) was awarded a $249,642 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. IFH will conduct research and feasibility studies to develop a regional Community Supported Agriculture distribution and marketing plan serving underserved Indigenous communities in central and northwest New Mexico. The initiative aims to train and support new Indigenous...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $3,530,500 Cooperative Agreement under the Soil and Water Conservation grant program (CFDA 10.902) to the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Inc. (IAC), a minority-owned non-profit Native American organization. The funding will support natural resource conservation outreach, planning, implementation, and evaluation to accelerate delivery of USDA Farm Bill programs to American Indian/Alaskan Native...
The Cooperator will provide $5 million in technical assistance services under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. As part of the American Rescue Plan Technical Assistance Investment Program (CFDA 10.234), the Cooperator will collaborate with USDA to deliver targeted technical assistance to achieve improved equitable participation in agriculture by underserved farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners....