Provide funding support for the operation of the coeur d'alene tribe's continuing air quality management program while giving greater flexibility to address the tribe's highest environmental…

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, addressing indoor air quality issues, and replacing non-EPA certified woodstoves with EPA certified models. These activities carried out by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe are intended to benefit the reservation population, protect public health, and ensure the area meets national ambient air quality standards.

Provide funding support for the operation of the coeur d'alene tribe's continuing air quality management program while giving greater flexibility to address the tribe's highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen the partnership between the tribe and EPA. Activities include ambient air quality monitoring and analysis, oversight for the tribal smoke management program, collaborating with EPA on implementation of the federal air rules for reservations, conducting inspections of major title 5 sources, addressing community indoor air quality issues, and conducting woodstove changeouts of non-EPA certified woodstoves with EPA certified woodstoves. These activities will benefit the coeur d'alene tribe, individuals living on the reservation, protect public health and keep the ST. Maries area out of non-attainment by ensuring that the national ambient air quality standards are being p