The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The funding will support the Tribes' efforts to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for brownfield sites on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana from October 1, 2021...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), provides $500,000 in funding to Bear Paw Development Corporation of Northern Montana, a non-profit community development organization. The award will enable the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $500,000 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA #66.818) federal grant program to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The funding will support the removal of asbestos containing materials, lead-based paint, and PCBs from buildings at the San Haven complex so that they can be safely demolished. This work will address hazardous substances at the brownfield site and aid...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Fort Belknap Indian Community a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818). The award will support brownfield remediation and community involvement activities from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, funding will enable assessment and cleanup of four brownfield sites in Lodgepole and Fort Belknap Agency,...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $371,750 Cooperative Agreement to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will support the development of a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan or update an existing plan for the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due by April 1, 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) due...
This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) will fund the North Central Montana Economic Development District, Inc. (dba Sweetgrass Development) to conduct eligible brownfield assessment-related activities. Specifically, the funding will enable the organization to inventory, characterize, assess, and undertake cleanup...
This $108,500 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 supports the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe's Tribal Response Program. The program will survey and inventory brownfield sites on the reservation, provide oversight and enforcement of response actions to protect human health and the environment, and ensure meaningful public involvement. It will also facilitate approval of cleanup plans and verification of completed responses. The primary objective is to assist in...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $144,750 Project Grant to the Makah Indian Tribe under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA #66.817) program. The Tribe will use the funding from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 to enhance its Brownfields response program and perform planning, assessment, and cleanup activities at contaminated sites. Specifically, the Makah Indian Tribe will conduct timely surveys and inventories of brownfield properties, provide oversight...
This Fiscal Year 2021 Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 will provide $300,000 to the Nez Perce Tribe to address brownfield sites in the Clearwater River Corridor Target Area within the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho. Under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), the Tribe will inventory, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities for priority...
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...