Sec. 908. Grants to further resilience and climate research with indigenous and tribal communities
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The Administrator shall establish a new grant program in the National Marine Sanctuary System to support climate research and resilience with indigenous and local knowledge of marine and natural areas. The Administrator may award competitive grants to Indian Tribes and Indigenous communities and States to— engage, support, and perpetuate ecosystem and conservation practices such as Native Hawaiian Ahupuaa management; and establish a long-term data monitoring and methods throughout the Sanctuary System for tracking and modeling the impacts of climate change on the cultural, natural, and marine environment.
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 in each fiscal year to carry out this section for fiscal years 2022 through 2026.