The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement on June 15, 2023 to the St. Croix Tribal Council under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program. The grant funding will enable the Tribe to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) by March 1, 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by the end of the 4-year grant period. These plans will establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals for...
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community was awarded a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will enable the Tribe to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan over the 2-year award period ending June 30, 2025. The key deliverables include plans that establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and strategies to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 awarded a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will be used by the Mille Lacs Band, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) to establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies across the Mille Lacs Reservation. Key...
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians received a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding supports the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due by March 1, 2024, and a comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by the end of the four-year grant period. The plans will establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies for the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, under the EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the Tribe in enhancing their Climate Action Plans to establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies over a 4-year period from June 2023 to May 2026. Key...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $437,334.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) will fund the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) to develop Climate Action Plans for four federally recognized tribes in Michigan. The key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due by March 1, 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) due by the end of the 3-year grant period on...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $334,000.00 in funding to the Sokaogon Chippewa Community (SCC) in Crandon, Wisconsin. The award supports the operation and enhancement of the tribe's core environmental protection programs to monitor, analyze, and document water quality and other environmental parameters on the tribal reservation. The activities focus on building the...
This Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, provides $5,252,453 in funding to the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The purpose of this award is to support the implementation of greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a prior Climate Pollution Reduction Grants planning grant. The key...
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe received a $371,750 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). This four-year award will fund the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) and Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Key activities include conducting a GHG inventory, quantifying emissions reduction...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) to develop and enhance climate action plans. The funding will enable SRPMIC to establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies to address priority sectors. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due by March 1, 2024,...