BIA Awards Tribal Resilience Grants to Tribes in South Dakota
The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced funding awards under the FY24 Tribal Community Resilience Program on January 8. Recipients include several tribes and organizations in the South Dakota:
- The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe received $250,000 to update its Tribal Water Code and implement GIS mapping for climate resilience.
- The Yankton Sioux Tribe was awarded $240,100 to develop a drought vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan.
- The Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance was granted $246,750 to create a Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan focused on water resource management.
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