Cooperative Agreement 84061001

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD (NIHB). SPECIFICALLY, THE NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD WILL SERVE AS A NATIONAL EJ TCTAC PROVIDING SERVICES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE AT THE TRIBAL LEVEL. LIKE ALL NIHB PROJECTS, THE EJ TCTAC WILL COVER THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND SERVE TRIBES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. NIHB WILL LEVERAGE THE 2018-2019 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSION SESSIONS AND THE 2021- 2022 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SUMMITS HOSTED BY NIHB AND SUPPORTED BY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS IN INDIAN COUNTRY, SUCH AS THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTERNAL POLLUTANTS IN THE AIR, LAND, AND WATER; SUPERFUND SITES; SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ISSUES, AND THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES. NIHB WILL STAND UP THE TRIBAL EJ TCTAC AS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR TRIBAL NATIONS LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE SPACES. NIHB WILL LEVERAGE ITS EXISTING FRAMEWORK OF OUTREACH TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRIBES APPLYING FOR AND RECEIVING FUNDING FROM FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL PARTNERS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE PROJECTS. NIHB WILL PROVIDE GRANT WRITING COURSES, GRANT APPLICATION EXPLAINERS, TARGETED APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND PROJECT EVALUATION DESIGN TRAININGS THROUGHOUT INDIAN COUNTRY TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE CONCERNS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT. NIHB'S EJ TCTAC WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING APPLICATIONS INVOLVING A COHORT OR PARTNERSHIP WITH TRIBES, MUNICIPAL PARTNERS, AND STATE GOVERNMENTS. NIHB WILL DEVELOP A CLEARINGHOUSE OF STATE-BASED GRANTS FOR WHICH TRIBES ARE ELIGIBLE AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. WITH EPA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S (DOE) COORDINATION, THE TRIBAL TCTAC WILL ALSO WORK WITH REGIONAL TCTACS TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY, CULTURAL COMPETENCY, AND THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE POSSIBLE TO TRIBAL NATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, NIHB WILL WORK WITH TRIBAL GRANTEES TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR SUCCESS STORIES WIDELY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, LOOK-BACK REPORTS, AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) THE FOLLOWING: 1) NIHB WILL HOST A FREE FEDERAL GRANT WRITING 101 SEMINAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL NATIONAL TRIBAL HEALTH CONFERENCE AND A SECOND IN A SEPARATE LOCATION IN INDIAN COUNTRY. ATTENDEES WILL BE TRAINED IN USING GRANTS.GOV, GRANTSOLUTIONS.GOV, SAM, EERE EXCHANGE, AS WELL AS FAMILIARITY WITH FEDERAL BUDGET TEMPLATES, NARRATIVES, AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS; 2) NIHB WILL MONITOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY JUSTICE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO TRIBES. NIHB WILL NOTIFY TRIBES AND PROVIDE UNBIASED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR POTENTIAL APPLICANTS IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF APPLICATION DRAFTS WITHIN THE LIMITS SET BY THE EJ TCTAC STRUCTURE; 3) NIHB WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRIBES APPLYING FOR GRANTS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER PARTNERS. THIS WILL INCLUDE SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON REGISTERING WITH SAM.GOV, GRANT EXPLAINERS WITH THE TRIBES TO EXAMINE ELIGIBILITY AND POTENTIAL IMPACT, GUIDANCE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS, AND REVIEW OF DRAFT GRANT PROPOSALS. NIHB WILL CREATE A CLEARINGHOUSE OF STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH GRANTS FOR WHICH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ELIGIBLE; AND 4) NIHB WILL TRANSLATE MATERIALS INTO LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY A LARGE NUMBER OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES, SUCH AS DINE (NAVAJO), CHEROKEE, AND YUPIK.SUBRECIPIENT:ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH SUBAWARDS INCLUDE FEASIBILITY STUDIES FOR THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRICAL GENERATION ON TRIBAL LANDS AND THE TRANSITION FROM GAS POWERED VEHICLES TO ELECTRICAL VEHICLES IN TRIBAL FLEETS. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) THE FOLLOWI