Tribal Nations are on the frontlines of climate change, which threatens Tribal homelands, food sources, cultural resources, and sacred ways of life. Native communities have faced chronic underinvestment for generations, and climate impacts—including drought, wildfires, rising sea levels, and extreme weather events—have exacerbated pre-existing challenges and inequities. Since the first day of his administration, President Biden has made clean energy and climate action a top priority. President Biden delivered on his commitments when he signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest, most significant piece of clean energy and climate legislation in U.S. history that also includes hundreds of millions of dollars exclusively for Native communities. This guidebook provides an overview of the clean energy, climate mitigation and resilience, agriculture, and conservation-related funding programs in the Inflation Reduction Act for which Tribes are eligible, and also provides information on how Tribes can leverage new and expanded clean energy tax credits to reduce pollution and energy costs on Tribal lands.
