This agreement provides funding for the operation of the mechoopda indian tribes continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental…

This cooperative agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 and the Mechoopda Indian Tribe provides $511,528 to support the tribe's continuing environmental programs through September 2023. Funded under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605), the award will allow the tribe to monitor and analyze water quality, identify nonpoint pollution sources, revegetate riparian creek areas, conduct outreach and education efforts, and develop an emergency response program aligned with EPA initiatives. Anticipated outcomes include assessment reports on outreach, water quality data analysis, increased community awareness of environmental issues, and improved natural runoff filtration into local creeks. The full federal funding amount of $245,325 will directly benefit tribal members through these environmental protection activities.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the mechoopda indian tribes 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 mechoopda indian tribe and EPA. The direct beneficiaries are the members and/or residents of the chico rancheria. The recipient will monitor and analyze water qualityand identify sources of nonpoint pollutionand revegetate creek riparian areasand conduct and assess outreach and education effortsand and take next steps to develop an emergency response program that aligns with EPA programs. Anticipated deliverables and outcomes include assessment reports of the outreach and education efforts, water quality data assessment report, increased community awareness of environmental issues, and improvement of natural filtration of runoff into the creek. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $245,325.00.