The primary objective of the EPA's ancsa cooperative agreement grants program is to provide financial support to assist the alaska tribal entities with addressing contamination on lands conveyed…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded a $2.97 million Cooperative Agreement to the Native Village of Unalakleet under the Contaminated Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Lands Assistance Agreements program (CFDA 66.965) on April 15, 2025. The award supports environmental remediation and community engagement activities at a contaminated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) vault site in Unalakleet, Alaska. The Native Village of Unalakleet will deliver products and services including site characterization and assessment, development of quality assurance and health and safety plans, community outreach and public information materials, and full remediation and cleanup activities. The recipient will manage hazardous materials assessment, ensure proper disposal of recovered contaminants in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and coordinate project management to meet all environmental regulatory and occupational safety requirements through September 30, 2028.

The primary outcome of this cooperative agreement is the safe remediation of the contaminated FAA vault site, enabling the safe reuse of the property and addressing associated health and safety risks to the tribal community. Direct beneficiaries include Native Village of Unalakleet tribal members, local residents, and shareholders. The cooperative agreement includes no sub-awards and requires the recipient to maintain comprehensive financial and project records subject to federal audit and inspection requirements.

The primary objective of the EPA's ancsa cooperative agreement grants program is to provide financial support to assist the alaska tribal entities with addressing contamination on lands conveyed pursuant to the alaska native claims settlement act (ancsa) (43 U.S.C. 1601 ET SEQ.). The funds are available to eligible tribal applicant to: (1) to characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement activities related to these lands; and (2) to carry out cleanup activities at ancsa contaminated sites. The native village of unalakleet will assemble a project management team ensuring compliance with all environmental regulatory and for the safety of field operations to adequately address associated hazardous material (hazmat), safety, and human health requirements. The goal, and final outcome, is to clean up the old federal aviation administration (FAA) vault site located in unalakleet of contamination and hazards.activities:native village of unalakleet will prepare and publish notices, prepare meeting materials and presentations, and prepare and distribute other public information materials. The recipient will create a quality assurance project plan (qapp), environmental documents, health, and safety plans (hasps) and final remediation (cleanup) plans. To clean up the contaminants, the recipient will conduct assessment and cleanup of the old FAA vault site, ensure the recovered hazardous materials and associated waste products are disposed of in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:grant funding will allow native village of unalakleet to complete the remediation and cleanup of the contamination and to address associated hazardous material (hazmat), safety, and human health requirements; allowing the safety reuse of the property. Direct beneficiaries of this grant are members of the tribe, local community residents and shareholders of the alaska native village and regional corporations.