Planning and implementation of the injury assessment and any potential early restoration activities of the hanford site natural resource damage assessment (nrda) as part of the hanford natural…

The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration awarded a $564,350.08 cooperative agreement to the Nez Perce Tribe on October 1, 2025, for planning and implementation of injury assessment and potential early restoration activities under the Hanford Site Natural Resource Damage Assessment as part of the Hanford Natural Resource Trustee Council. The award is funded under the Environmental Monitoring/Cleanup, Cultural and Resource Management, Emergency Response Research, Outreach, Technical Analysis program (CFDA 81.214).

Performance runs through September 30, 2030, on the Nez Perce Reservation in Craigmont, Idaho. The Nez Perce Tribe, a federally recognized sovereign Native American tribe headquartered in Lapwai, Idaho, brings established capability in natural resource stewardship and environmental compliance across the Columbia River Basin and Clearwater River watershed. The Tribe's federal grant portfolio includes prior awards for fish hatchery operations, fish passage barrier removal, water quality monitoring, and environmental restoration participation at federal sites in the Pacific Northwest.

Planning and implementation of the injury assessment and any potential early restoration activities of the hanford site natural resource damage assessment (nrda) as part of the hanford natural resource trustee council (hnrtc)