Tribal Carbon Offset Assistance Program grants
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The Tribal Carbon Offset Assistance Grant program supports Tribal development of carbon offset projects on federally recognized Tribal lands in Washington.
Through the Climate Commitment Act, a total of $5 million was available for this competitive grant program in the 2021-23 and 2023-25 biennia. $5 million has been proposed for the 2025-27 biennium, pending legislative approval.
Funding cycle
- Amount of funding available: $5 million
- Grant award limit: None
- Amount of matching funds required: None
Applications are currently being accepted.
Applications for the 2025-27 biennium will be accepted from:
Funding guidelines and application instructions for the 2025-27 biennium are posted below.
In the 2023-25 biennium, $5 million was awarded to support Tribes in developing carbon offsets projects on federally recognized Tribal lands in Washington.
Funding is available for the following entities:
Federally recognized Tribes. Project activities must occur on federally recognized Tribal lands in Washington.
Proposals must be related to designing, developing, and implementing carbon projects that would occur on federally recognized Tribal lands in Washington. Applications must include one or more of the following elements:
- Assessing an offset project’s technical feasibility
- Assessing an offset project’s investment requirements, or development and operational costs
- Assessing an offset project’s expected returns
- Assessing an offset project’s administrative and legal hurdles
- Assessing an offset project’s risks and pitfalls
- Reducing costs associated with getting financing to develop new carbon projects
- Developing or revising carbon offset protocols to improve applicability to Tribal lands in Washington
- Holding intra- or intertribal meetings to evaluate offset project feasibility
More information about this funding program
- 2025-27 funding program guidelines
- 2025-27 application instructions
- 2023-25 funding program guidelines
- 2023-25 application instructions
The Tribal Carbon Offset Assistance Program is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA). 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.
Learn how CCA funds are supporting climate action across our state at www.climate.wa.gov.
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Contact information
Sophie Daudon
Cap-and-Invest Tribal Grants Manager
Sophie.Daudon@ecy.wa.gov
564-669-0629