The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $500,000 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA #66.818) federal grant program to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The funding will support the removal of asbestos containing materials, lead-based paint, and PCBs from buildings at the San Haven complex so that they can be safely demolished. This work will address hazardous substances at the brownfield site and aid...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Northern Cheyenne Tribe a $448,199 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA #66.818) program. The funding will support assessment and planning activities related to 11 potentially contaminated brownfield sites on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the Tribe will inventory,...
This $919,859 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program supports the continuing environmental programs of the Three Affiliated Tribes (MHA Nation) on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The agreement funds tribal programs for air, water, and land quality; pollution prevention; brownfields; and chemical safety over a 2-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. Key...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Fort Belknap Indian Community a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award will support brownfield remediation and community involvement activities from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, funding will enable assessment and cleanup of four brownfield sites in Lodgepole and Fort Belknap Agency,...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians will receive $500,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. With this funding, the recipient will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities related to brownfield sites within Census Tract 9400.01 on the Red Lake Reservation in...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $120,000 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (FSST) on October 1, 2024. The purpose of this one-year project grant is to enhance FSST's capacity to establish and maintain an effective brownfields response program, as specified under the statutory elements of CERCLA Section 128(a). Key activities include conducting site inventories, providing public involvement, and...
This $108,500 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's Tribal Response Program. The program will survey and inventory brownfield sites on the reservation, provide oversight and enforcement of response actions to protect human health and the environment, and ensure meaningful public involvement. It will also facilitate approval of cleanup plans and verification of completed responses. The primary objective is to assist in...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support the Tribes' efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for brownfield sites on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana from October 1, 2021...
This $700,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will enhance the capacity of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe's brownfields response program. The funding will enable the tribe to survey and inventory brownfield sites, conduct outreach and public engagement, update cleanup protocols and ordinances, and oversee the assessment and cleanup of up to 2 contaminated...
This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 will fund remediation activities under the EPA's Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) for the Tolowa Dee-Ni' Nation (TDN) in California. Specifically, the agreement will provide full federal funding for TDN to clean up one or more brownfield sites in Smith River, Del Norte County. The recipient will competitively...