This agreement provides funding to the suquamish indian tribe of the port madison reservation, to support the tribe's work to protect and restore puget sound ecosystems by ensuring that local and…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $600,000 to the Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation under the Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program (CFDA 66.121) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2030. This cooperative agreement supports the tribe's participation in regional Puget Sound ecosystem recovery and protection initiatives, including engagement in local planning processes, regulatory reviews, and spill prevention and response activities. The tribe will evaluate proposed fossil fuel infrastructure projects, participate in interagency review teams for habitat mitigation efforts in the Hood Canal and Peninsula regions, and assess habitat conditions to identify restoration and funding opportunities within the East Kitsap Watershed.

The agreement funds the tribe's collaborative efforts with local governments, land conservation groups, and regional entities to develop and implement natural resource management programs while integrating tribal perspectives and priorities into recovery strategies. Key deliverables include updated steelhead recovery plans for the Puget Sound, revisions to the Puget Sound Action Agenda, regional growth management and infrastructure planning documents aligned with recovery objectives, and promotion of environmental education programs. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the suquamish indian tribe of the port madison reservation, to support the tribe's work to protect and restore puget sound ecosystems by ensuring that local and regional recovery strategies, actions, and plans involve significant input from the tribe, incorporating the tribe's perspectives, priorities, and involvement in restoring and safeguarding riparian zones and upland forests, and enhancing the tribe's capacity to engage in regional and local water quality initiatives and response actions. Activities:the activities to be performed include participating in local integrating organizations and other puget sound planning processes, engaging in regulatory reviews and updates to prevent, reduce, cleanup, and control pollution, participating in puget sound spill prevention, spill response and preparedness activities, evaluating proposed fossil fuel transportation and infrastructure projects, and participating in the interagency review team for the peninsula umbrella mitigation bank along with continued involvement with the hood canal interagency review team. The tribe will also participate in assessing habitat conditions and fostering partnerships to evaluate habitat restoration, ecosystem enhancement, and funding opportunities, continue working with local governments and other groups to develop and implement natural resource management programs and policies, and collaborate with land conservation groups and local entities to identify, protect, and restore critical habitat areas within the east kitsap watershed. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include updated steelhead recovery plans in the puget sound, revisions to the puget sound action agenda, planning documents related to regional growth management and infrastructure investments to ensure alignment with recovery plans for puget sound, and the support and promotion of environmental education programs through puget sound field trips for chief kitsap academy. Expected outcomes include strengthening the tribe's engagement in local and regional initiatives focused on water quality, sewage treatment, habitat protection and restoration, while building the tribe's capacity to sustain active participation in these efforts. The intended beneficiaries are the members of the suquamish tribe and surrounding communities.