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

This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Cooperative Agreement award of $115,000 provides funding to the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities to be performed include implementing the tribal water quality monitoring plan, developing an annual water quality assessment report, implementing best management practices for nonpoint source pollution prevention, providing staff training, and implementing a water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community. The anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include water quality data and assessments, training summaries, outreach materials, progress reports, and increased understanding of water quality among the Duckwater Shoshone tribal citizens. This award is funded through the EPA's Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, which aims to foster partnerships with states and tribes to accelerate environmental outcomes.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the duckwater shoshone tribe's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve savings and strengthen the partnership between the duckwater shoshone tribe and EPA. This agreement provides funding to the duckwater shoshone tribe to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The environmental benefits of this program include preventing degradation of unimpaired waterbodies and reducing the number of impaired waterbodies. Activities include implementing the tribal water quality monitoring plan, development of an annual water quality assessment narrative report and submission all field and laboratory data, implementation of best management practices for nonpoint source pollution prevention, staff training, implementation of water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community, and program administration. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $115,000.activities:the activities to be performed include implementing the tribal water quality monitoring plan, development of an annual water quality assessment narrative report and submission of all field and laboratory data, implementation of best management practices for nonpoint source pollution prevention, staff training, implementation of water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community, and program administration.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include: water quality data and assessments, training summaries, outreach materials, progress reports with photo documentation, implementation of best management practices, and increased understanding of water quality. Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens of the duckwater shoshone tribe.