The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $638,563 Cooperative Agreement under the EPA's Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI). The funding supports the tribe's multimedia environmental programs, including water quality monitoring, non-point source pollution management, tribal air quality management, and wetlands development. Key activities include surface water monitoring, air quality monitoring, prescribed burning research, and solid waste implementation. The University of Alabama will participate as a sub-awardee, conducting research on the impacts of prescribed burning on pitcher plant species. The award aims to build PBCI's environmental program capacity, strengthen partnerships, improve environmental performance, and provide outcomes such as wetland protection, recycling expansion, and air quality improvement. The funding period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026.
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