Awarded Grants

The purpose of all CHIRP activities is to preserve, protect, and perpetuate Nisenan culture. This project supports the purchase of essential forestry equipment for CHIRP's recently formed Tribally-led Land Stewardship Crew, which is designed to return beneficial fire to our Tribal landscapes.

This project will improve Mooretown’s forest stewardship through purchasing high-pressure water pumps and Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS) for our existing equipment, which will allow for safer operations during forestry activities throughout the year.

This project will build capacity for Dot Lake Village’s forestry program by acquiring essential equipment and safety tools to support sustainable forest management, stewardship activities, and safe access to tribal lands for ongoing maintenance, thinning, and resource protection.

This project strengthens Dena’ina and Alutiiq stewardship by acquiring forestry equipment to care for Tribal forest homelands, reduce wildfire risk, and protect lands that sustain cultural lifeways, subsistence traditions, and community well-being for future generations.

This project will support efforts to restore our forests through the purchase of essential equipment including a truck, fire pump and forestry saw needed for prescribed fires and restoration purposes.

This project increases capacity for two Pit River tribal forestry crews located 200 miles apart to manage our 3.4 million acres of ancestral homelands through the purchase of a side-by-side to access high-risk fuel areas, essential supplies and equipment to manage forest health.

This project strengthens the Tribe’s capacity to sustainably manage and harvest forest resources by improving operational efficiency and access. It supports forest health, enhances timber value, and enabling the Tribe to manage its lands and steward resources for future generations.

This grant will support the National Tribal Geographic Information Support Center (NTGISC) with their 16th Annual National Tribal GIS® Conference in Albuquerque, NM.

This grant will sponsor Kiowa Gourd Clans Annual Food Gathering

Sponsorship for the 2026 Tribal Alliance for Pollinators Spring Conference