Biden-Harris Administration Investing $120 Million to Support Tribes Dealing with the Impacts of the Climate Crisis

Press Release

For Immediate Release:
July 19, 2023

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $120 million in funding through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities plan for the most severe climate-related environmental threats to their homelands. Tribal communities can use this funding to proactively plan to adapt to these threats and safely relocate critical community infrastructure. This is one of the largest amounts of annual funding made available to Tribes and Tribal organizations in the history of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Tribal Climate Annual Awards Program. View the full Interior Press Release.

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