The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is committed to fulfilling the federal trust responsibility to federally recognized Indian tribes. In addition, NOAA strives to build and strengthen its relationships with Indian tribes, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders. NOAA’s Tribal Relations Team works to ensure an accountable process for meaningful and timely consultations on policies with tribal implications as well as to establish and maintain effective relations and communications and to promote greater awareness and mutual understanding of the policies, activities, and concerns of all parties related to NOAA’s activities.
Of particular note is NOAA’s Access to Capital Clearinghouse , a website that provides a searchable database of all federal funding opportunities, including grants and loans, available to Tribal Nations and Native businesses.
The Capital Clearinghouse is a multi-agency strategy to improve awareness of, access to, and utilization of federal funding resources for Tribal governments, Tribal enterprises, Native entrepreneurs, and Native Community Development Financial Institutions
You can access NOAA’s general Tribal and Indigenous Communities resources here and the Capital Clearinghouse here.
NOAA’s mission to better understand our natural world and help protect its precious resources extends beyond national borders to monitor global weather and climate, and work with partners around the world.
NOAA holds key leadership roles in shaping international ocean, fisheries, climate, space and weather policies. NOAA’s many assets — including research programs, vessels, satellites, science centers, laboratories and a vast pool of distinguished scientists and experts — are essential, internationally recognized resources. NOAA works closely with other nations to advance our ability to predict and respond to changes in climate and other environmental challenges that imperil Earth’s natural resources, human life and economic vitality.