The National Indian Health Board (NIHB), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to announce a call for applications for two new Climate Ready Tribes (CRT) Initiative funding opportunities.
THE GOALS OF THE CLIMATE READY TRIBES INITIATIVE ARE TO:
- Reduce climate-related morbidity and mortality in Tribal Nations and communities;
- Build capacity to identify and assess climate-related health threats to Tribes;
- Build climate and health adaptation capacity within Tribal governments;
- Increase collaboration and data sharing among the Tribes, the federal government, state/local governments, and other partners on issues of climate and health; and,
- Increase communication and information sharing about the health effects of climate change.
TWO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE.
NIHB will offer a
CRT Initiative Award
of up to $50,000 to up to three Tribes to conduct local work related to Tribal climate health. This can include improving and maintaining partnerships, identifying best practices, and implementing evidence-based programs and services.
NIHB will also offer a
CRT Initiative Mini-Award for Climate and Health Communication
of up to $5000 to up to three Tribes to conduct low-cost, local work including climate health outreach, educational, or training activities.
The project period for both projects will run from approximately January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019, with some additional reporting requirements due in July for the Tribes who receive the larger award.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AWARDS?
The CRT Initiative Award provides a significantly larger amount of funding. As such, there are more requirements for awardees, including attending and presenting at NIHB's National Tribal Public Health Summit (or an approved replacement). Possible activities funded include creating a climate adaptation plan or strategy, providing training to health agency personnel or other Tribal stakeholders on climate change topics, collaborating and holding meetings/workshops with community members and stakeholders, planning or implementing a specific intervention, or developing and implementing an educational campaign on climate and health.
The CRT Initiative Mini-Award for Climate and Health Communication offers a small amount of funding to conduct low-cost, local work, such as creating brochures/posters, writing newsletters, exhibiting at a health fair, conducting internal training for staff, or hosting a meeting with community partners or community members to discuss climate change and health in some capacity. This opportunity may be a better fit for Tribes who are interested in smaller projects, or do not have staff/time to conduct larger and more complex projects right now.
