# Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- North Central, Midwest, Northeast/Southeast CASC Regions

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/tcrp-16241-tribal-climate-resilience-liaisons-north-central-midwest/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/336222

> Bureau of Indian Affairs offered grants of up to $400,000 to tribes. Applications closed on December 17, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | TCRP-16241 |
| Agency | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 17, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $400,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.156 |

## Who can apply

- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)

## What the grant funds

The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), through 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 North Central, Midwest, and Northeast/ Southeast CASC regions (learn more and see map of DOI Climate Adaptation Science Centers here: https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/climate-adaptation-science-centers). The BIA’s Office of Trust Services, Tribal Climate Resilience Program, will evaluate all proposals and select three tribal organization (one per region) to hire: North Central: up to two* tribal climate resilience liaisons to be hosted at the North Central CASC, Boulder, Colorado**. Midwest: up to two* tribal climate resilience liaison to be hosted at the Midwest CASC, Minneapolis, Minnesota**. Northeast/Southeast (combined): up to two* tribal climate resilience liaison to be hosted at the Northeast CASC, Amherst, Massachusetts** and/or Southeast CASC, Raleigh, North Carolina**. *Final number of liaisons contingent on funding availability. **Final hosting location may be determined between the regional CASC and the selected tribal organizations, but will allow for proximity and communication between the liaison(s) and the CASC. Each tribal organization may also coordinate with the BIA TCRP, the respective regional CASC, and other potential partners to coordinate training activities and support the development and implementation of up to two tribal climate resilience trainings for tribes in the respective region per year, contingent on available funding. Hiring a current employee from within the organization is allowable as long as they meet the minimum qualifications.

## Questions people ask

### Is TCRP-16241 still open?

No. It closed on December 17, 2021.

### Who can apply for Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- North Central, Midwest, Northeast/Southeast CASC Regions?

Bureau of Indian Affairs accepted applications from tribes.

### What is the deadline for Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- North Central, Midwest, Northeast/Southeast CASC Regions?

Closed December 17, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $400,000 each.

### Who has won Tribal Community Resilience grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Northern Arizona University, Passamaquoddy Tribe, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. The program made 161 awards worth $40.3 million in that time.