Project Grant 24DG11132544095

The Hopi Tribe received a $250,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Utah Region under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224) to enhance communication of traditional knowledge related to the Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2027. Through recommendations and guidance in the BENM management plan, the Hopi Tribe will work with the Bureau of Land Management and U.S....

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded the Burns Paiute Tribe a $482,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Good Neighbor Authority (CFDA 15.015) program. Through this 5-year agreement, the tribe will enable co-stewardship and management of federal lands, leveraging traditional ecological knowledge to support habitat restoration and cultural resource protection efforts. The partnership aims to foster closer collaboration between the tribe and BLM's Oregon-Washington Region, allowing the...

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...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management awarded a $277,483.12 Cooperative Agreement to the Wiyot Tribe under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 15.015) to support the Eel River Climate Resilience Refugia Protection project. The project, which runs from August 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, aims to facilitate partnerships with the Wiyot Tribe to implement forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration activities in California. As the awardee, the Wiyot Tribe, a federally...

Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness received a $105,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Indian Economic Development program (CFDA 15.032) to conduct a feasibility study for the Wabanaki Way Indigenous tourism experience. The study will assess opportunities to connect and support tribal tourism operations between the Gathering Place campground in Millinocket, Maine and the Wolastoq Inn and Suites and Wilderness Pines Campground managed by...

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...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program, supports a project to identify and document archaeological evidence of tribal encampment sites associated with the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie in a 350-acre area at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. The $103,811 award to the University of Wyoming will utilize geophysical investigations, pedestrian inventory, and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (CFDA 10.902 - Soil and Water Conservation) provides $567,986 to the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, Inc. to support historically underserved producers and communities in New England. The Land Trust will deliver outreach, technical assistance, and training services focused on promoting sustainable agriculture, enhancing conservation practices, and increasing diversity and...

The Ute Indian Tribe will receive $250,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Utah Region under the Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management program (CFDA 15.224). The objective of the award is to develop recommendations and guidance to inform federal agencies on incorporating the Ute Indian Tribe's cultural values and traditional knowledge regarding the Bears Ears National Monument into the monument's management plan...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631) will provide $337,895 to the Resighini Rancheria from Aug 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2026. The funding will support the Rancheria's Natural Resources Department by funding a new Natural Resources Manager position for 3 years. The USFWS Partners program will work directly with the Rancheria and the new Manager to enhance the Rancheria's capacity to plan,...