Introduction
Created in 2017, the USET Community Resilience Program assists Tribal Nations with community resilience planning. Through the OERM staff, this program also connects Tribal Nations with resources at regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers and other partners to support Tribal adaptation planning and resiliency.
Events, Webinars, and Trainings
Events, Webinars, and Trainings
See all upcoming Community Resilience events.
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Find information about the latest funding announcements, opportunities, and RFPs in the natural resources and Community Resilience arena.
Student and Youth Opportunities
Student and Youth Opportunities
Find information about the latest scholarships, internships, fellowships, and other opportunities for Native students in the areas of natural resources and Community Resilience.
Resolutions, Comments, and Testimony
Resolutions, Comments, and Testimony
Access USET’s official resolutions, comments, and testimonies related to Community Resilience.
Community Resilience 101
Community Resilience 101
Learn about the basics of Community Resilience planning.
Community Resilience Employment Opportunities
Community Resilience Employment Opportunities
ITEP’s STACC Report
ITEP’s STACC Report
Tribal Community Resilience Planning Documents and Publications
Tribal Community Resilience Planning Documents and Publications
Find a collection of Climate Adaptation Plans and vulnerability assessments that are publicly available and produced by Tribal Nations or organizations.
This Month's Top News and Stories
Join USET for monthly Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables
USET’s Community Resilience Team is thrilled to present our Community Resilience Virtual Roundtables series. On the third Wednesday of each month, join other Tribal staff and citizens to learn from each other about strategies and challenges in community resilience.
Resource Highlight: Tribal Funding Registry
The Hozhonigo Institute, a Native-led nonprofit organization, hosts the Tribal Funding Registry, a comprehensive and frequently updated grants database for Tribal Nations and Native-led nonprofits.
Partner Highlight: Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC)
The Northeast Regional Ocean Council, or NROC, is one of four currently established Regional Ocean Partnerships authorized by the U.S. Congress in 2023. NROC serves to facilitate dialogue and collaboration around three priority areas: ocean and coastal ecosystem health, costal hazards resilience, and ocean planning.
Texas Coastal Resilience Masterplan – March 2017
From the mouth of the Rio Grande River to the Sabine River, the Texas shoreline is ecologically diverse and biologically productive. Its habitats maintain native plant and animal populations, provide nurseries, nesting and foraging areas for fish and wildlife, and reduce the impacts of coastal hazards. Access the Resource
Texas A&M – Forest Action Plan
The 2008 Farm Bill required each state to assess the forest conditions and trends within their boundaries, delineate priority forest landscapes, and identify the issues, threats, and opportunities facing these landscapes. Five primary issues were identified based on input from interested stakeholders from across the state 1) Urban Forest…
TACCIMO: Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options
TACCIMO is a web-based information delivery tool that connects climate change science with forest management and planning needs. It is currently expanding to include information on agriculture, rangeland, and livestock planning as well. Science content in TACCIMO consists of findings (text quotations and figures) from peer-reviewed climate change literature.…
Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report – 2021
The Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report seeks to uplift and honor the voices of Indigenous peoples across the U.S. to increase understanding of Tribal lifeways, cultures, and worldviews, the climate change impacts Tribal Nations are experiencing, the solutions they are implementing, and ways that all of…
Southern Regional Climate Center
The mission of the Southern Regional Climate Center is to increase the use and availability of climate information in the Southern region that comprises the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. SRCC personnel work closely with scientists from other regional and federal climate centers to enhance…
Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP) – Climate Tools
This webpage is powered by the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program in partnership with NOAA and the SRCC. The link connects users to an assortment of climate related tools specific to the south central area. SCIPP is a South Central United States focused climate hazards and research program whose…
Southeast Regional Climate Hub: LIGHTS Drought Monitoring Tool Fact Sheet
USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub has developed a SERCH LIGHTS alert for drought that monitors NOAA monthly drought outlook forecasts. SERCH LIGHTS is an email alert service that updates extension professionals and other technical assistance providers about changing drought conditions in their location. A fact sheet about this resource…
