This agreement provides funding for the operation of the cheyenne river sioux tribe's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental…

This $343,164 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 funds the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to operate its continuing environmental programs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The award will support the tribe in protecting and building environmental capacity, managing solid waste, and ensuring clean and safe water resources on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. Key activities include daily operation of the tribe's Office of Environmental Protection and development and enforcement of environmental regulations. This award is part of the EPA's Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605), which provides funding and flexibility for tribes and states to address their highest environmental priorities through partnerships with the agency.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the cheyenne river sioux tribe's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings, and strengthen the partnership between the cheyenne river sioux tribe and the EPA. This agreement funds tribal programs to develop outputs and outcomes associated with managing continuing environmental programs which include activities to protect and build environmental capacity, manage solid waste, and ensure clean and safe water resources. - the purpose of this award is to build and sustain the environmental capacity of the cheyenne river sioux tribe and to monitor and assess water quality, build capacity, manage solid waste, and control pollution on the reservation. - activities to be performed include daily operation of the cheyenne river sioux tribe's office of environmental protection, development and enforc