This $325,000 cooperative agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 and the Nez Perce Tribe enables the tribe's air program to directly implement portions of the Clean Air Act and federal air rules on tribal reservations through activities such as burn bans, agricultural and forestry burning permit programs. The key products and services provided under the agreement include working with EPA to successfully implement a delegation agreement and inspector credentials...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $315,490 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 provides funding for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's continuing air quality management program through September 30, 2023. The funding supports activities under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605), including ambient air quality monitoring, oversight of the Tribal Smoke Management Program, collaboration on implementing federal air rules in reservations, inspections of major sources,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation a $442,430 cooperative agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) to operate the tribe's continuing air quality management program from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Key activities to be supported by this funding include implementation and management of federal air rules on tribal reservations, air quality monitoring and assessment to...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, provides $37,346,490 to the Nez Perce Tribe to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in their Priority Climate Action Plan. Key activities include conducting energy audits and upgrades for 650 tribal homes, deploying renewable energy and battery/energy storage at tribal facilities and 300...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund the Nez Perce Tribe's implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in their priority climate action plan. The $8,707,461 award will support activities including energy audits and upgrades for tribal facilities, deployment of renewable energy and battery/energy storage,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $524,220 Cooperative Agreement to the Upper Snake River Tribes (USRT) Foundation under the EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CAP) for USRT's four member tribes located across Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho. Key activities include conducting greenhouse gas inventories, identifying quantifiable emissions reduction measures, analyzing...
This Fiscal Year 2021 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 will provide $300,000 to the Nez Perce Tribe to address brownfield sites in the Clearwater River Corridor Target Area within the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho. Under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), the Tribe will inventory, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for priority...
The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation received a $690,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCA) program (CFDA 66.473). The award will fund the Yakama Nation's efforts to develop their air quality management capabilities and program through outreach, education, communication, implementation of the Federal Air Rules for Reservations, a smoke management plan, air...
This Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $134,914 in funding to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for the operation of its continuing environmental programs. The agreement supports the tribe's water pollution control and nonpoint source water pollution activities, including water quality monitoring, data collection and reporting, community outreach, and partnership building with other...
This $545,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides funding to the Klamath Tribes in Oregon for the operation and implementation of their environmental programs. The key activities include: Developing and enhancing the Tribes' core environmental program capabilities in areas such as administrative/financial systems, information management, environmental assessments,...