Tribal Carbon Offset Assistance Program grants
Forecasted
Tribal Carbon Offset Assistance Program grants support Tribes in assessing, designing, and implementing carbon offset projects to increase their development on Tribal lands in Washington.
Funder: Washington State Department of Ecology
Due Dates: Due Dates (Anticipated): Not yet announced
Funding Amounts: $5 million for the 2025–27 cycle; no per-award limit or matching funds required
Summary: Supports federally recognized Tribes in assessing, designing, developing, and implementing carbon offset projects on Tribal lands in Washington.
Key Information: Project activities must occur on federally recognized Tribal lands in Washington.
Description
The Washington State Department of Ecology’s Tribal Carbon Offset Assistance Program is a competitive grant program supporting Tribal development of carbon offset projects on federally recognized Tribal lands in Washington. Funded through Washington’s Climate Commitment Act, the program aims to increase the number of offset projects developed on these lands.
The program supports work to assess project feasibility, financial requirements, expected returns, and development barriers. It also funds efforts to reduce the costs of obtaining financing, develop or revise carbon offset protocols for Tribal lands in Washington, and convene intratribal or intertribal meetings to evaluate project feasibility. Support covers the design, development, and implementation of carbon projects.
