$100 Million in Funding Available for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Projects
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$100 Million in Funding Available for Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Projects

Projects selected through this funding opportunity will have a transformative impact for coastal communities and tribes across the country. 15% of these grants are specifically available to federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and organizations that represent tribes through formal legal agreements.

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Funding for Land-Related Project That Benefits Native Nations and People
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Funding for Land-Related Project That Benefits Native Nations and People

The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILRF) work to promote education on Indian land ownership and management, increase cultural awareness of Indian land tenure, create economic opportunity on Indian-owned lands, and reform the legal and administrative systems that prevent Indian people and Native nations from owning and controlling their lands.

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Environment-Smart Agriculture: Indigenous Environmental Network Climate Justice Program Series
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Environment-Smart Agriculture: Indigenous Environmental Network Climate Justice Program Series

As the impacts of weather changes worsen, Indigenous peoples and small farming communities are being targeted by the lure of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). CSA casts a wide net, including land-use practices, limiting crop selection, and agricultural products that are presented as solutions to the food crisis and environmental changes.

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How The Yakama Nation Is Using Traditional Stewardship to Increase Jobs and Build Wealth
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How The Yakama Nation Is Using Traditional Stewardship to Increase Jobs and Build Wealth

The people of the Yakama Nation has had a deep connection to the forest and their land for countless generations. The nation is utilizing their traditional ways to advance community economic development through conservation, selling timber, and educational advancement. The nation is creating jobs, advancing the nation’s economic capacity, and providing educational opportunities for their members.

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Clean Energy Funding Opportunities for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Communities
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Clean Energy Funding Opportunities for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Communities

The Office of Indian Energy provides financial assistance on a competitive basis to develop and deploy clean energy infrastructure and technology, and this table lists current clean energy funding and related opportunities for Indian Tribes and Tribal entities from the U.S. Department of Energy and other federal agencies and entities.

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Anpetu Wi Wind Farm
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Anpetu Wi Wind Farm

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is developing a 235-megawatt, 60-turbine wind farm named Anpetu Wi (“morning light”) to provide clean energy, independence, and sustainability for their community. The development will be the single largest revenue source for Standing Rock, which they plan to reinvest into future projects and Standing Rock as a whole.

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Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)
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Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)

A renewable energy certificate, or REC, is a market-based instrument that represents the property rights to the environmental, social, and other non-power attributes of renewable electricity generation. RECs are issued when one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource.

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