Through California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment Tribal Research Grant Program (TRGP), the State is investing in tribally led climate research and projects that address priorities identified by California Native American tribes and communities. The program is managed by the California Energy Commission (CEC) in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI).
TRGP funding supports tribal research on climate change impacts, adaptation, resilience, stewardship, and Indigenous Knowledges. Projects are designed and led by tribes and tribal organizations, helping expand the body of climate research available to tribal communities while supporting identified research needs and priorities.
Research funded through the TRGP also contributes to the Fifth Climate Change Assessment and helps strengthen our understanding of how climate change is affecting California Native American communities and how tribes are leading climate resilience across the state.
TRGP Project Profiles and Reports
Reports
TRGP reports posted on the Fifth Assessment website were provided with permission from their respective tribes.
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Interactive Exposures, Impacts and Strategies Inventory (EISI) Tool for Extreme Heat Project (EISI for Extreme Heat)
The Interactive Exposures, Impacts, and Strategies Inventory (EISI) Tool for Extreme Heat (EISI for EH) Project is a collaborative pilot initiative led by the Pala Band of Mission Indians (Pala), Prosper Sustainably, and the Public Health Alliance of Southern California. While tribes have a deep and long-standing understanding of how…
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Masewaltlapixkayiotl Indigenous Youth Climate Resiliency Corps
The Masewaltlalpixkayotl: Indigenous Youth Climate Resiliency Corps is dedicated to the restoration of the Chief Ya’anna Regenerative Learning Village (Ya’anna Village), a Gabrielino-Shoshone Nation of Southern California land base where intertribal cultures, sciences, and traditions are promoted through praxis. Ya’anna Village’s 12 acres sit within the boundaries of the ancestral…
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Responding to Coastal Chumash Village Areas at Risk from Sea Level Rise and Coastal Hazards: A Preliminary Review of Adaptation Measures Offered by Chumash Tribes
The combination of sea level rise, warming sea surface temperatures (SSTs), and increased storm intensity, are substantially increasing rates of coastal erosion. Faced with sea level rise and attendant coastal erosion and risks to coastal Chumash cultural heritage, coastal managers and Chumash communities will be forced to make hard choices…
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Tamien Nation Climate Resilience Grant
CCCA5-CEC-Tribal-007
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Tamien Nation’s Continuing Climate Resilience Project
CCCA5-CEC-Tribal-018
