Climate change impacts different tribes in different ways, depending on their unique geography, culture and economy.
Commerce has consulted with tribes in Washington to co-design a strategy for the distribution of $50 million of Climate Commitment Act (CCA) dollars that the Washington Legislature appropriated for tribal climate resilience in the 2025-2027 biennium.
Tribes have the flexibility to determine the best use of this funding to address their climate resiliency needs. This program is open to federally recognized tribal nations within Washington as well as tribes with lands within the state boundary.
Please contact Bennett Hestmark, Tribal Climate Resilience Program manager, for more information.
Where did funding go?
The interactive map below provides an overview of where 2023-2035 Tribal Climate Resilience grants have been awarded, including which tribes were awarded, award amounts and qualifying projects. This map provides the same information with a greater level of detail. The dropdown below the map provides a list of grant recipients, award amounts and qualifying projects.
| Recipient | Project | Award amount |
| Port Gamble S’klallam Tribe | Natural Resources Department Building Capacity Design and Implementation | $727,500 |
| Port Gamble S’klallam Tribe | Tribal Climate Resilience Competitive Grant | $1,049,000 |
| Port Gamble S’klallam Tribe | Port Gamble Shoreline Restoration Project | $2,350,000 |
| Suquamish Tribe | Suquamish Tribe Climate Resilience Program and Elders Heat Pump Program | $727,500 |
| Suquamish Tribe | Suquamish Shellfish Hatchery and Research Center Systems Acquisition | $1,401,643 |
| Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians | Stillaguamish Climate Resilient Infrastructure Improvements | $727,500 |
| Tulalip Tribes | Tulalip Tribes Community Resiliency Project | $727,500 |
| Skokomish Tribal Council | Skokomish Tribe Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Skokomish Tribal Council | Skokomish Indian Tribal Housing External Weatherization | $2,013,430 |
| Squaxin Island Tribe | Squaxin Island Tribe – Tribal Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Jamestown Sklallam Tribe | Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe | Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah | Makah Tsoo-Yess Community Drinking Water Wells | $727,500 |
| Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah | Solar Panels and Battery Backup for the Makah Community Gym | $620,000 |
| Quileute Tribal Council | Quileute Tribe Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Confederated Tribes Colville Reservation | Colville Tribes Climate Resilience Plan | $727,500 |
| Kalispel Indian Com Kalispel Reservation | Kalispel Tribe Climate Resilience Implementation Project | $727,500 |
| Kalispel Indian Com Kalispel Reservation | Tribal Competitive Grant Program | $1,850,000 |
| Yakama Nation Confederated Tribe | Yakama Nation Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe | Upland Relocation Community Planning and Design Project | $727,500 |
| Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe | Tribal Climate Resilience Competitive Grant | $2,014,000 |
| Sauk Suiattle Indian Tribe | Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | Climate Resilience on the Swinomish Reservation | $727,500 |
| Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | Tribal Climate Resilience Competitive Grants | $2,009,197 |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Quinault Planned Relocation | $727,500 |
| Quinault Indian Nation | Quinault Planned Relocation Project | $12,000,000 |
| Hoh Tribal Business Committee | Hoh Tribe Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
| Confederated Tribes of Chehalis | Chehalis Tribes Climate Resilience Project | $727,500 |
| Nisqually Indian Tribe | Nisqually Climate Resilience Initiative | $727,500 |
| Spokane Tribe of Indians | Spokane Tribe Climate Resilience Project | $727,500 |
| Spokane Tribe of Indians | Climate Resilience and Energy Efficiency for the Spokane Tribe of Indians | $822,883 |
| Lummi Indian Business Council | Building Climate Resiliency for Lummi Nation | $727,500 |
| Lummi Indian Business Council | Food Sovereignty and Sustainable Infrastructure for Lummi Nation | $1,291,347 |
| Nooksack Central Management | Nooksack Tribe Climate Resilience | $1,260,000 |
| Muckleshoot Indian Tribe | Muckleshoot Climate Resiliency – Green Infrastructure Projects | $727,500 |
| Puyallup Tribe of Indians | Puyallup Tribe Climate Resilience Projects | $727,500 |
| Snoqualmie Indian Tribe | Snoqualmie Tribe Climate Resiliency Program | $727,500 |
| Samish Indian Nation | Comprehensive Capacity Building to Protect Samish People, Culture and Natural Resources in the Face of a Changing Climate | $727,500 |
| Samish Indian Nation | Climate Resilience Competitive Grant | $655,000 |
| Cowlitz Indian Tribe | Cowlitz Indian Tribe Climate Resilience Initiative | $727,500 |
| Confederated Tribes Umatilla | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Climate Resilience Project | $727,500 |
| Coeur D Alene Tribe | Climate Resilience for Coeur d’Alene Tribe | $727,500 |
| Nez Perce Tribe | Nez Perce Tribe Climate Resilience | $727,500 |
Tribal Climate Resilience Program Grants are supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.