This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) provides $382,324 in funding to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. The grant supports the tribe's continuing environmental programs, including the General Assistance Program (GAP), air quality monitoring, pollution prevention, and brownfields remediation. Key activities to be performed include oversight and evaluation of tribal environmental programs, interagency coordination, GIS capacity development, staff training, public outreach and education on air quality and indoor air issues, and inventory and cleanup of brownfield sites on tribal lands. The anticipated outcomes include strengthening the tribe's environmental response program, increasing awareness of indoor air quality and radon issues, enhancing the tribe's resilience to climate change impacts, and building tribal capacity for effective environmental program implementation. The award period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.
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