This grant, offered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Office of Trust Services, Tribal Climate Resilience Program, is designed to support tribal climate science needs. Eligible applicants include tribal non-profit, non-governmental organizations, and tribally controlled colleges or universities. The selected organizations will enter cooperative agreements to hire Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons within the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs). Three tribal organizations will be selected, one for each of the Alaska, Northwest, and Southwest CASC regions. These liaisons will work to address the climate science needs of the BIA and all tribal communities in their respective regions, fostering communication and proximity with the CASCs.
Opportunity ID: 334752
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BIA-2021-TCRP |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- Alaska, Northwest, Southwest CASC Regions |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.156 — Tribal Climate Resilience |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 23, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., Alaska Time (9pm Eastern Standard Time), on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 23, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., Alaska Time (9pm Eastern Standard Time), on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $200,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Description: | 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 Northwest, Southwest, and Alaska 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: Alaska: up to three* tribal climate resilience liaisons to be hosted at the Alaska CASC, Anchorage, AK, or University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK**. Northwest: up to two* tribal climate resilience liaison to be hosted at the Northwest CASC, Corvallis, OR, or University of Washington, Seattle, WA**. Southwest: up to two* tribal climate resilience liaison to be hosted at the Southwest CASC, Tucson, Arizona**. *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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Jo Ann Metcalfe
jo.metcalfe@bia.gov Email:jo.metcalfe@bia.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 334752 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> IA00010525 BIA-OTS and USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center_SignedDBIA7.12.2021 DA signed (002).pdf
Folder 334752 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Announcement-Tribal Climate Resilience Liaision-2021-Clean (1).pdf
Folder 334752 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Foa_Content_of_BIA-2021-TCRP.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Jo Ann Metcalfe jo.metcalfe@bia.gov Email: jo.metcalfe@bia.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.156 | BIA-2021-TCRP | Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- Alaska, Northwest, Southwest CASC Regions | PKG00268216 | Jul 15, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
334752 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
334752 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
334752 SF424A-1.0.pdf
334752 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
334752 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
334752 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
334752 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
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