Climate Ready Tribes Grant 2025-2026 Request for Applications
About This Grant
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is accepting applications for Tribes and Tribal organizations interested in engaging in climate adaptation work. Applicants must have capacity and leadership roles in emergency preparedness, health surveillance, and public health outreach, and seek to build or strengthen their role in climate and health resilience.
The intended outcomes are:
- Strengthen Tribal resilience and preparedness to anticipate, respond to, and recover from climate-related health and environmental challenges. Activities may include organizing simulation exercises or preparedness drills focused on climate-related emergencies such as extreme heat, flooding, or wildfires.
- Develop and implement climate-informed health and environmental strategies, such as creating a climate and health action plan or establishing programs and policies that integrate climate change considerations into Tribal health and environmental services.
NIHB will fund up to three (3) Tribal governments, Tribal health departments, and/or Tribal health care facilities/health systems in amounts up to $20,000 each. Sub awardees must use funds to support climate and health adaptation activities.
The completed application is due at 11:59 PM Alaska Time on Friday, December 19, 2025. The project period will run from approximately January 1, 2026 – July 10, 2026.
NIHB will host an optional pre-application webinar on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 4:00 pm ET to answer questions about the grant and the application process. You may also contact environmentalhealth@nihb.org with questions.
About the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative
The Climate Ready Tribes Initiative, led by the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps Tribes build capacity to address climate-related health threats. Through this program, Tribes develop community-driven climate adaptation plans that protect health, strengthen local resilience, and reflect Tribal values and priorities.
