Cooperative Agreement W912DY1320310

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $958,569.60 Cooperative Agreement to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe on September 30, 2024 through the FY 2024 Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP) under the Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003 (CFDA 12.116). This funding supports environmental restoration and mitigation efforts on Native American and Alaska Native lands impacted by Department of Defense activities. Key objectives include providing technical assistance,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, W912DY2420309, was provided by the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers under the Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003 (CFDA 12.116) program. The $590,433.68 award, with a performance period from July 31, 2024 to July 30, 2026, supports environmental restoration and mitigation efforts on Native American lands impacted by Department of Defense activities. Key objectives include providing technical assistance, building tribal capacity for...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program, provides $631,256 to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to further develop and validate the New Mexico Rapid Assessment Methods (NMRAM) for sub-alpine riverine wetlands in northern New Mexico. The 4-year project aims to increase knowledge and understanding of these high-elevation wetland subclasses, develop...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Department of the Interior's National Park Service under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946), provides funding of $248,732 to Rematriation, Inc. to carry out natural and cultural resource conservation, education, volunteer service, and education projects on Department of the Interior lands. The project will train tribal citizen historians to research primary documentation regarding their tribal nations' involvement in and the impacts...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $382,542.00, was granted by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156). The award supports Northern Arizona University (NAU) in delivering a range of services to help tribal governments and trust land managers understand and address potential climate change impacts. Key products and services under this 5-year agreement include: Conducting comprehensive climate adaptation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) awarded a $651,628 Cooperative Agreement to the First Nations Development Institute to develop the conservation leadership skills of 15 Native natural resource professionals in the Northern Great Plains region. The project, funded under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), will provide training, mentoring, and capacity-building activities to enhance the capabilities of these professionals in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) aims to develop two pilot interagency adaptive management frameworks in Michigan's 1836 Treaty Ceded Territory. The $1,424,412 project, with a performance period from November 2024 to November 2027, will focus on enhancing the resilience of ecological systems by engaging Anishinaabe and Western science frameworks. The key objectives include...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, provides $550,580 to the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians for the operation of their continuing environmental programs. The key activities to be performed include drafting a zero waste policy, conducting an annual waste stream characterization, reviewing and updating the tribal environmental plan, assessing indoor air quality, sampling surface...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) provides $313,000.00 to Northern Arizona University for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The key products and services to be delivered through this award include: Hosting five annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum (TLEF) training conferences to build the capacity of tribal environmental professionals in the EPA's...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cultural Resources Management program (CFDA 15.946) is focused on the dissemination of information developed by the National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) program related to best practices in disposition and repatriation. The $416,962.57 award to the Museum of Northern Arizona Inc., a non-profit organization, will support a broad range of research, operational, and educational...