Project Grant 22DG11132544031

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization based in Ashland, Oregon. The grant is funded through the Aid to Tribal Governments program (CFDA 15.020) and has an award date of July 22, 2024, with a completion date of July 21, 2026. The Lomakatsi Restoration Project will use the grant funding to implement comprehensive ecosystem restoration, forest management, and habitat...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) provides $948,858.31 to the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) to support ecosystem restoration, forest management, and watershed conservation projects on federal lands. Key activities under this award include funding for tribal resource specialists, elders, and members to engage in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning and project implementation...

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...

This $1.6 million cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 will provide the Hoopa Valley Tribe the ability to plan, design, implement, and monitor private lands habitat restoration projects in the Trinity and Klamath Basins of California from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. The projects will support shared restoration priorities of the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife program, which...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731) is intended to support the development of tribal access to resilient wood products markets. The awardee, Sustainable Northwest, is a non-profit organization focused on sustainable resource management, environmental conservation, and rural community development in the Pacific Northwest region. The...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) provides $1,387,000 to the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, a non-profit organization based in Ashland, Oregon. The funding will support a 3-year Indian Youth Service Corps (IYSC) initiative to build capacity in habitat restoration, climate adaptation, ecosystem resilience, fuels reduction, and stewardship of ecocultural resources through...

The Redwood Valley Rancheria Landscape Scale Restoration project is a $208,788 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664). The grant funds landscape restoration activities provided by the Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo Indians, a federally recognized Tribal government, to benefit the Redwood Valley Rancheria community in rural northern California. Key...

The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians was awarded a $2,999,999.18 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The award will fund the "Tribal Ecological Cultural Restoration and Forest Resiliency Project" from December 31, 2024 to March 15, 2027. This cooperative agreement supports climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for...

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe received a $115,385 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 1 under the Tribal Wildlife Grants program (CFDA 15.639). The grant will support the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in conducting a pilot habitat restoration project at the Snoqualmie Prairie in Washington state from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. Key activities to be undertaken include restoring approximately 3.5 acres of native Garry oak meadow,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 15.015), will support a project to improve fish and wildlife habitat, and restore public access to a forested area in Oregon. Key activities include: 1) Removing a damaged culvert and replacing it with a new 60-foot bridge to improve water flow and enable safe passage for fish like lamprey and young salmon; 2) Reopening access roads for the public, the Confederated...