Nalemp

The Pueblo of Santa Ana received a $629,046.14 Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Defense (DoD), administered through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP), CFDA 12.116. The award, effective from September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2027, supports environmental mitigation and restoration activities on tribal lands resulting from past DoD operations. Under this agreement, the Pueblo will develop prioritization systems for environmental remediation, conduct environmental impact assessments, estimate costs for mitigation work, and implement restoration projects addressing environmental remnants such as abandoned structures, debris, and contaminated sites on Santa Ana Pueblo lands in Bernalillo, New Mexico.

NALEMP recognizes that environmental impacts from former military activities on Indian lands and Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act-conveyed properties often receive lower priority under standard federal cleanup systems due to remote locations and low population densities. This cooperative agreement provides the Pueblo with technical assistance and capacity-building support to strengthen tribal environmental management capabilities while specifically addressing environmental impacts affecting traditional cultures and subsistence activities. The two-year performance period aligns with typical NALEMP cooperative agreement structures, which are tracked through the NAMSEI system to facilitate coordination between the DoD and tribal governments on mitigation efforts and environmental restoration outcomes.