The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $115,000 Project Grant under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The grant will fund the expansion and enhancement of the tribe's air monitoring activities, with a focus on collecting quality-assured data to assess polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within and transported onto the Leech...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 provides $517,106 in funding to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe for the EPA's Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program. The funding supports the operation and enhancement of the tribe's environmental programs, including activities to protect the quality of water, land, and air resources, establish and maintain a brownfields program, and manage a Clean Air Act program. Specific outputs and...
This Project Grant award of $260,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will provide funding to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Leech Lake Tribal Council) to build environmental program capacity. The grant will enable the tribe to assess, monitor, and develop strategies for protecting human health and the environment on the Leech Lake Reservation. Specific activities include administrative oversight,...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, will fund the operation of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's continuing environmental programs. The $437,500 award, with a period of performance from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027, will enable the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council to protect the quality of the tribe's water, land, and air resources. Key activities...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, will fund the operation of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians' (LRBOI) environmental programs. The $363,000 award covers a two-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The funding will enable LRBOI to build and enhance its environmental program infrastructure, including activities to protect and maintain water quality,...
This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program (CFDA 66.312) aims to address environmental hazards in the Leech Lake Reservation community through environmental site assessments, cleanup, and demolition of abandoned buildings in the city of Cass Lake. The project will reduce health risks, prepare sites for redevelopment, and train a local workforce to support future...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, will fund the operation of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians' (LTBB) environmental programs. The $353,948 award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, will enable LTBB to build and enhance its environmental program infrastructure, conduct monitoring and assessment activities, implement regulatory compliance...
This $866,525 cooperative agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa funds tribal environmental programs from April 2021 through March 2023. The agreement supports the Band's operation of continuing programs to carry out activities under the Clean Water Act Sections 106 and 319, the General Assistance Program, and the Clean Air Act Section 105. Specific outputs and outcomes include efforts to protect and maintain environmental program...
This federal Project Grant award provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act totals $115,000.00 and runs from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The award funds the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians on the Red Lake Reservation. Specifically, the grant will support...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $260,000.00 in funding to the Upper Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. The funding supports the operation and enhancement of the tribe's ongoing environmental protection programs, enabling it to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, and strengthen the partnership between the tribe and the EPA....