Nalemp

The Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation received a Cooperative Agreement award of $786,470.72 from the Department of Defense (Defense or Civilian: Defense) under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP), CFDA 12.116, with an award date of September 29, 2025, and an ultimate completion date of September 28, 2027. Under this two-year cooperative agreement, the tribe will develop and implement environmental mitigation and restoration activities on tribal lands in Neah Bay, Washington, addressing environmental impacts resulting from past Department of Defense operations.

The primary deliverables under this award include developing a prioritization system for environmental remediation, conducting comprehensive environmental impact assessments, estimating costs for mitigation work, and implementing restoration projects to address environmental remnants such as abandoned structures, debris, and contaminated sites. The program will support the tribe's efforts to remediate environmental impacts affecting traditional cultures and subsistence activities on Makah Indian Reservation lands, with technical assistance and capacity-building components to strengthen the tribe's environmental management capabilities. The cooperative agreement is administered through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which executes cooperative agreements directly with federally recognized tribes to address documented environmental impacts from former Defense Department activities.