Project Grant SNZ95024GR0055

This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $717,769 to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to enhance climate change resilience in Indigenous communities in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The project will establish partnerships between UNM, tribal organizations, and the South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center to braid Western and Indigenous climate science approaches. Key activities include: Identifying...

This $1,277,419 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to enhance indigenous community resilience to climate change impacts in New Mexico and Oklahoma. The primary goals are to establish sustainable land-water-air research and educational partnerships by braiding indigenous knowledge and western science. Key products and services include: Co-developing climate adaptation research and solutions with tribal...

This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will support the Polynesian Voyaging Society's "Access to Indigenous Knowledge and Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge with Proper Protocols" project. The project aims to document and perpetuate traditional Hawaiian wayfinding and seafaring practices, and share this indigenous knowledge through the Waa Honua...

This Project Grant award of $305,340 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides support for U.S. researchers participating in a multinational, transdisciplinary research project on the biocultural adaptation of resource management traditions under the effects of climate change. The project aims to investigate how indigenous ecological knowledge can provide resilience, mitigation, and adaptation strategies to address climate change impacts. The research will...

This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), supports community-based mitigation and adaptation strategies for river flooding and erosion in Alaska Native communities. Iowa State University will lead workshops and field visits with community members, local governments, and scientists in Bethel, Alaska and surrounding villages to solicit input on climate adaptation goals focused on infrastructure,...

This $408,516 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey's National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) funds a project to improve the availability and accessibility of climate data and information for users in Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam. The University of Hawaii, the primary awardee, will work with sub-recipients the East-West Center and Clark University to accomplish the following key objectives: Conduct participatory scenario planning with...

This $148,019 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program aims to address the impacts of climate change on tribal nations' agroecosystems. The key products and services to be delivered include: Collaborative evaluation of the feasibility and effects of wastewater gardens as an adaptation strategy to mitigate the impacts of drought and other extreme climate threats on culturally...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's Native Hawaiian Climate Resilience Program (CFDA 15.098) awarded a $938,050 project grant to the Ho'Omahua Foundation in Waianae, Oahu. The 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports the "Lei Kaiulu" youth and community engagement project that addresses climate change adaptation. The project aims to empower students as community climate leaders through education, preserve and promote native Hawaiian cultural practices, and enhance the...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs under the Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs (CFDA 19.017) grant program, provides $1,745,802.00 to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to develop the capacity of least developed and developing country governments to accelerate implementation of their National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), with...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) provides $249,999 to Arizona State University to establish the foundations for a future Global Center focused on heat adaptation strategies. The award will: 1) Coordinate and integrate interdisciplinary knowledge on heat adaptation across disciplines, sectors, and communities; 2) Create the first Global School on Heat Adaptation, providing experiential learning and...