The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals' (ITEP) Caring for Our Relatives program offers comprehensive Technical Assistance (TA) to support Tribes in moving from climate change adaptation planning to implementation. The program provides direct, ongoing support for ecological resilience projects, helping Tribes address challenges like project scoping, funding, and grant writing. TA is available to Federally-recognized, Unrecognized, State-Recognized Tribes, and Alaska Native Villages, and lasts from several weeks to 6+ months. Services are free, and ITEP tailors its assistance to meet the specific needs of each Tribe, ensuring a collaborative approach to building climate resilience. The Caring for Our Relatives program also provides several in-person ecological resilience trainings per year on a variety of topics. Keep an eye on our calendar and events page for updates.

Our Technical Assistance (TA) program is designed to support the leap from climate change adaptation planning to implementation.

Our program offers direct, ongoing technical assistance for individual Tribes who may be facing barriers to starting or completing these ecological resilience projects.

Moving from climate change adaptation plans to actions is a multi-layered process that includes finding funding, scoping projects, building teams, developing project budgets, conducting risk assessments, identifying solutions, and creating work plans, among other tasks.

Our program offers direct, ongoing (≥6 months) technical assistance for individual Tribes who may be facing barriers to starting or completing ecological resilience projects.