Project Grant A21AP10112

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) provides $1,133,936 to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The funding will support UAF's efforts to engage with Alaska Native organizations and communities to address climate change impacts, adaptation, and hazard mitigation. Key activities include: Hiring an Engagement Specialist and a...

The Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island (ACSPI) received a two-year, $149,996 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156). The grant funding will support ACSPI's DATA ANALYSIS AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: CLIMATE ADAPTION PLANNING FOR THE ACSPI project. Specifically, ACSPI will use the funding to conduct data analysis and develop climate adaptation planning products to help the tribal...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded $147,711 to the Native Village of Eek through the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156) for the period of August 16, 2021 to August 15, 2023. The funding will support the Native Village of Eek in understanding potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities facing their community, ecosystems, and infrastructure through Cooperative Landscape Conservation program activities. The program...

This $2,306,004 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) aims to expand and strengthen an indigenous workforce for climate resilience in Alaska. The project will engage the Aleut Community of Saint Paul Island's Indigenous Sentinels Network, Bering Sea Research Center, and Ilisagvik College to develop a climate-ready workforce that centers indigenous knowledge and supports climate resilience...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded $135,000 to the Pilot Point Tribal Council through its Tribal Climate Resilience grant program (CFDA 15.156) for the PILOT POINT COASTAL EROSION AND FLOOD PROTECTION STUDY project. The funding will support the Tribal Council and Native Village of Pilot Point in conducting a study from August 2021 through August 2023 to better understand potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities facing infrastructure and...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded $140,740 to the Native Village of Eek under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156) for the period of August 16, 2021 through August 15, 2023. The funding will support the Native Village of Eek Traditional Council's efforts to better understand potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities facing their community, ecosystems, and infrastructure through cooperative landscape conservation...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $147,680 Project Grant to the Chignik Bay Tribal Council on August 16, 2021 through the Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156). The grant will support the Tribal Council's delivery of services to better understand potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities facing the local community and ecosystems in Chignik, Alaska through August 15, 2023. Specifically, the funding will enable the Tribal...

The Village of Chefornak received a $131,470 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. The grant was awarded under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156) to support environmental threat planning and capacity building from August 2021 through August 2023. The Tribal Climate Resilience program aims to help tribal governments and trust land managers address potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities. Under...

The Native Village of Shaktoolik was awarded a $150,000 project grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156) on August 16, 2021. The grant will fund the creation of a long-term resilience plan with prioritized projects for solutions to address climate change impacts. Engineering design and planning work for the highest priority solution will also be conducted. The Tribal Climate Resilience program supports...

The Kodiak Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan project received a $149,314 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office. The funding supports development of a climate adaptation plan under the Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156). The Kodiak Area Native Association will use the August 16, 2021 through August 15, 2023 award period to better understand climate change impacts and vulnerabilities in Kodiak, Alaska. Specifically, the...