Native Bidaské with Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs on the DOI investing $120 M
Join Native News Online Publisher Levi Rickert and Senior Report Jenna Kunze on this week’s Native Bidaské as they interview, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, Bryan Newland.
The Department of Interior is investing $120 million in tribal communities to mitigate the effects of climate change, they announced on July 19. Tribes can apply for funding to plan for or adapt to climate change-related threats like drought, wildfire, and coastal erosion.
The $120 million includes $23 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $72 million from the Inflation Reduction Act, and $25 million from the fiscal year 2023 annual appropriations, according to the Interior Department. That amounts to the largest sum of annual funding made available to Tribes and Tribal organizations in the history of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Climate Annual Awards Program.
Read more: https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/biden-administration-announces-120-million-for-tribes-dealing-with-the-impacts-of-climate-change
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