Taking advantage of the momentum created by the native youth community adaptation leadershipcongress (nycalc) hosted by the national conservation training center, inter-tribal student services(ISS)…

Taking advantage of the momentum created by the native youth community adaptation leadershipcongress (nycalc) hosted by the national conservation training center, inter-tribal student services(ISS) and its federal partners will provide mini-grants (up to 2,000) to support nycalc participants todevelop projects to address climate resilience, adaptation and related natural resource conservation in theirhome communities.for the purposes of this grant program, climate resilience is defined as the capacity for a native communityto absorb stresses and maintain function in the face of external stresses imposed upon IT by climate changeand to adapt and evolve into more desirable state that improves the sustainability of the community, leaving itbetter prepared for future climate change impacts. These projects will serve to support the development of student climate leadership, public service andcommunication skills. Engaging tribal youth in addressing current and future climate challenges will buildcapacity in the next generation of tribal land managers and leaders. These grants will support a limitednumber of nycalc participants projects that meet our criteria.