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BIA Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (Branch, TCR) is excited to announce the 2022 Annual Awards Program Request for Proposals. This fiscal year (FY), the Branch will release approximately $46 million in funding through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law and FY 2022 annual appropriations. </span><o:p style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></o:p><br>
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<li><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">April 25: Informal webinar –
</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1B1B1B;background:white"><a href="https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1540500874348907791"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">register
here</span></a><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">April 27: Grant writing webinar – Registration will be posted when available</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1B1B1B;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li><li style="font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Application packages must be submitted no later than 8:00 pm Alaska
Daylight Time/ Midnight Eastern Standard Time, July 6th, 2022.</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:#1B1B1B;background:white"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;">For questions about the 2022 Request for Proposals:
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<span style="color: rgb(27, 27, 27); background: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal;">For national programmatic questions:
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