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...
This $14,946,563 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The award will fund the implementation of greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in the tribe's priority climate action plan. Key activities include the installation of 145 residential net-zero homes with energy efficiency and...
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 Rosebud Sioux Tribe of South Dakota was awarded a $7,879,394 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program. The purpose of this award is to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous EPA planning grant. The key activities include: 1) Implementing a new community-wide electric bus transit...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,759,587 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The funding will be used to implement greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous Climate Pollution Reduction Grants planning grant. Key activities include installing 300 solar-driven heat pumps,...
This $7,279,786 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will enable the Spirit Lake Tribe to implement a range of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction measures on the Spirit Lake Reservation. Key activities include: Installing a new community solar garden, weatherizing and electrifying existing tribal housing, purchasing 3 electric tribal health transportation vans and deploying 8 charging...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,252,453 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The purpose of this award is to provide funding to the tribe to implement greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan. Key activities include energy efficiency home improvements, a solar feasibility study and deployment of 1MW...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $8,554,567 was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program. The purpose of the award is to fund the implementation of greenhouse gas reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed by the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Key activities include performing electrification upgrades to 200 homes, installing 85...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program provides $4,908,604 in funding to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. The purpose is to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous Climate Pollution Reduction Grants planning grant. Key activities include the tribe's voluntary...
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...