Deadline: 23-Aug-21
The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Affair’s Office of Trust Services (BIA), hereby solicits proposals from tribal non-profit, non-governmental organizations, and tribally controlled colleges or universities, to enter into a cooperative agreement for the support of tribal climate science needs through the hiring of a tribal climate resilience liaison in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs).
The agreement provides a mechanism for the BIA to provide the selected Tribal organizations with non-recurring funding for mutually agreed upon tasks in keeping with the climate science needs of the BIA and all tribal communities in the Northwest, Southwest, and Alaska CASC regions.
Funding Information
- There are three award categories by region:
- Alaska Region Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison
- Up to three positions will be funded
- Northwest Regional Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison
- Up to two positions will be funded
- Southwest Regional Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison
- Up to two position will be funded
- Alaska Region Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison
- Estimated Total Funding: $ 1,500,000
- Maximum Award: $ 600,000
- Minimum Award: $ 200,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 3
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Tribal non-profit, non-governmental organizations that serve federally recognized tribes and tribally controlled colleges and universities (TCUs) are eligible for funding. Other entities may participate as sub-grantees.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334752