ClosedOpportunity BIA-2021-TCRP

Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- Alaska, Northwest, Southwest CASC Regions

Bureau of Indian Affairs · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- Alaska, Northwest, Southwest CASC Regions is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was August 23, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $200K – $600K, with $1.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include native american tribal organizations. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.156 (Tribal Community Resilience).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jul 16, 2021Posted
Aug 23, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Jul 16, 2021
Close date: Aug 23, 2021
Award floor: $200,000
Award ceiling: $600,000
Est. total funding: $1,500,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Native American tribal organizations

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.
See Related Document for more information.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

15.156Tribal Community ResilienceProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 15.156

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$64.2M

FY25

$113M

FY26

$3.77M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.156. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 15.156

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 229 grant awards had funding actions under Tribal Community Resilience. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

PASSAMAQUODDY TRIBE$4M
ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM$3.98M
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY$2.04M
CHITIMACHA TRIBE OF LOUISIANA$1.72M
NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY$1.61M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Indian Affairs
jo.metcalfe@bia.gov
7033906410

Places named in the notice

Alaska, Arizona

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- Alaska, Northwest, Southwest CASC Regions”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Native American tribal organizations. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- Alaska, Northwest, Southwest CASC Regions”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $200k – $600k and total estimated program funding is $1,500,000.

How do I apply for “Tribal Climate Resilience Liaisons- Alaska, Northwest, Southwest CASC Regions”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity BIA-2021-TCRP), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 15.945