Project Grant 98T88901

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO QUAIL BOTANICAL GARDENS FOUNDATION, INC. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL CREATE AND STRENGTHEN A PARTNERSHIP OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFIT, ACADEMIC, AND INDUSTRY GROUPS TO SUPPORT THE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF JAMUL AND VIEJAS BANDS OF KUMEYAAY AND PALA BAND OF LUISENTILDE;O MISSION INDIANS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA IN THEIR ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, DROUGHT, AND WILDFIRE, ESPECIALLY PERTAINING TO PLANTS OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, TRIBAL HEALTH, AND WELLBEING. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL CONVENE A TRIBAL WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND DATA SOVEREIGNTY AGREEMENT TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND FACILITATE KNOWLEDGE SHARING, WITH FOCUS ON CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT PLANTS OF EACH TRIBAL PARTNER THAT NEED PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, RESTORATION, AND/OR PROPAGATION. WITH THEIR TRIBAL PARTNERS, THEY WILL BUILD CAPACITY, EDUCATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS; EVALUATE CHANGING OCCURRENCE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CULTURALLY IMPORTANT PLANTS; CONDUCT RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL PLANT SURVEYS AND COLLECTIONS; DEVELOP SEED BANKS AND GARDENS OR GREENHOUSES IN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY; AND PROPAGATE CRITICALLY NEEDED PLANTS. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. PRE-AWARD COSTS ARE APPROVED BACK TO 6/1/2024.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH, DEVELOPING A TRIBAL WORKING GROUP TO CREATE A CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND DATA SOVEREIGNTY AGREEMENT, NATIVE PLANT SEED BANKING AND PROPAGATION, AND PLANNING, BUILDING CAPACITY FOR AND CONDUCTING HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS.SUBRECIPIENT:JAMUL INDIAN VILLAGE OF CALIFORNIA A KUMEYAAY NATION, PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS AND VIEJAS TRIBAL GOVERNMENT: THESE GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN TRIBAL WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND DATA SOVEREIGNTY AGREEMENT IN THIS PROJECT. TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES (E.G. TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR, AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTOR) WILL WORK TO IDENTIFY THE MOST PERTINENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES, AND THE PLANTS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO THEIR PEOPLE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND DROUGHT, WILDFIRE AND OTHER DISASTERS. FLOWER HILL INSTITUTE: THEIR ROLE IN THE PROJECT WILL BE ADVISORY IN CONSENSUS BUILDING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION, FACILITATIVE IN THE TRIBAL WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A DATA SOVEREIGNTY AGREEMENT, AND PARTICIPATORY IN THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND SUMMATIVE PROJECT EVALUATION FOR REPLICATION. COASTAL ROOTS FARM: THIS GROUP WILL SHARE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMUNITY GARDENS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, ESPECIALLY WITH AND AT THE REQUEST OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS INCLUDING CAMPO INDIAN RESERVATION, LA JOLLA, LA POSTA, SAN PASQUAL, AND SANTA YSABEL RESERVATIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE PARTNERSHIP IS TO BUILD ON THEIR PREVIOUS SUCCESSES AND HELP THE PARTNERSHIP TO AVOID OR MORE EASILY OVERCOME THEIR PREVIOUS CHALLENGES. THIS GROUP WILL BE IN A FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP AS A PARTNER THROUGH SUBAWARD TO HELP PLAN AND CONSTRUCT COMMUNITY GARDENS REQUESTED BY THE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. THIS GROUP ALSO HAS EXPERIENCE WITH PROPAGATING NATIVE PLANTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH, AND WITH NAVIGATING WORKING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CBOS, INDUSTRY, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS THAT WILL BE INVALUABLE IN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 9 EVENTS WITH PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, 300 COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACHED BY PROGRAMS, TRIBAL CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND DATA SOVEREIGNTY AGREEMENT MADE. NATIVE PLANT RANGES OBSERVED, NATIVE PLANT SEEDS COLLECTED, NATIVE PLANTS PROPAGATED, UP TO 3 COMMUNITY GARDENS DESIGNED AND BUILT, AND UP TO 3 HABITAT AREAS RESTORED, THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN NUMBER OF LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTED TO REPLICATE PROJECT TO INCLUDE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT NON-PARTNER, INCREASE