The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $154,028 Cooperative Agreement to the Fort Independence Indian Community through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). This four-year award provides funding for the tribe to develop and enhance climate action plans that establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies to address the highest priority sectors and help the tribe achieve those goals. Key deliverables include...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $154,028 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Tejon Indian Tribe to develop and enhance climate action plans. The purpose is to establish near-term and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies to address the highest priority sectors to help the Tribe achieve those goals. The key activities include developing a GHG inventory and mitigation plan for the...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $22,829,169 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in the tribe's priority climate action plan. The key activities funded through this award include: Installing electric vehicle charging stations, transitioning enterprise vehicles to electric/hybrid, and implementing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $310,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes (doing business as the Fort Peck Tribe Executive Board) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana. Over the 4-year performance period, the tribe will produce a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) by March 2024 and a...
This $4,908,604 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program, will fund the Southern Ute Indian Tribe's implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs and measures identified in their Priority Climate Action Plan. Key activities include the voluntary adoption and enforcement of Clean Air Act programs and standards to reduce emissions from oil and gas operations on the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $371,750 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to develop comprehensive climate action plans that establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies, with a focus on the oil and gas sector on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. Key activities under this 4-year agreement include building upon previous emissions inventory work,...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $7,759,587 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The funding will support the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in the tribe's priority climate action plan. Key activities include installing distributed solar generation systems coupled with solar-driven heat pumps, replacing...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $14,999,787.00 to the Miccosukee Corporation to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs and measures identified in the tribe's priority climate action plan. Key activities include vehicle electrification and reduced vehicle miles traveled, residential energy efficiency upgrades, solar power generation, and related workforce...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $5,252,453 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The purpose of this award is to provide funding for the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in a priority climate action plan developed under a previous Climate Pollution Reduction Grants planning grant. Key activities to be...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $371,691 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) to the Three Affiliated Tribes, doing business as the MHA Nation, to develop comprehensive climate action plans for the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The agreement aims to support the MHA Nation in creating a Priority Climate Action Plan by March 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan by the end of the 4-year grant period. The...