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…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $2.806 million Cooperative Agreement to Kawerak, Inc. on April 1, 2026 under the Contaminated Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Lands Assistance Agreements program (CFDA 66.965) to remediate contamination at two sites in Elim, Alaska.

Kawerak, Inc., a federally recognized tribal consortium representing 20 tribes across western Alaska, will assemble a project management team and contract a qualified environmental professional to oversee cleanup of the Elim City Shop's buried landfill and AVEC Tank Farm. The recipient will prepare and publish public notices and information materials, create a Quality Assurance Project Plan, Environmental documents, Health and Safety Plans, and final remediation plans. Activities include assessment and cleanup of both contaminated sites and proper disposal of recovered hazardous materials and waste in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. The grant outcome is to remediate contamination and hazardous material hazards, enabling safe reuse of the properties for tribal members.

Performance occurs in Elim, Alaska, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2027. No subawards are included in this agreement. The Contaminated ANCSA Lands Assistance Program provides financial support to eligible Alaska Native tribal entities to characterize, assess, plan, and conduct cleanup activities on lands conveyed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act that were contaminated at the time of conveyance.

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. Kawerak INC.l will assemble a project management team, contract a qualified environmental professional (QEP), 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 elim city shop's buried landfill and avec tank farm located in elim, AK of contamination and hazards.activities:kawerak INC. 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 elim city shop buried landfill and avec tank farm sites, 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 kawerak INC. 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.