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The Department of Commerce and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today announced $2 million in funding for projects to support tribal drought resilience in the western United States.
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Nearly $40 million in federal funding will help plug more than 400 orphaned oil and gas wells on tribal lands, per an announcement from the Department of the Interior last week.
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Brown Venture Group LLC, a Black-owned venture capital firm, said it made an undisclosed investment in Big Navajo Energy, a Navajo-owned company focused on clean and renewable energy solutions for tribal and rural communities.
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The Department of the Interior last week announced $5 million in funding to support the restoration of bison populations and grassland ecosystems in Tribal communities. The funding will be used to support Tribally led initiatives to strengthen bison conservation and expansion, improve management of existing herds, and ecosystem restoration efforts in native grassland habitats.
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The U.S. Department of Energy said it will issue $48.4 million in grant funding to three states and nine tribal nations to modernize their electric grids and make them more resilient to climate change and natural disasters.
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The Department of the Interior announced the launch of a new program to electrify homes in Tribal communities.
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The Bishop Paiute Tribe said it completed the first tribal solar project under the California Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program. It's the latest in an ongoing effort that has outfitted more than 200 tribal homes with solar energy to help its citizens save money and reduce the tribe's carbon footprint.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced $34 million in grants to three tribal nations and two states to help modernize their electric grids and make them more resilient to extreme weather events.
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The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians announced plans to develop a large-scale solar and storage project to power tribal enterprises on its reservation.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce said it would provide $390 million to tribes as part of a multi-billion dollar funding framework to fight climate change.