Initial award of $433,408. This agreement provides funding for the operation of the houlton band of maliseet indians continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 awarded the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians $433,408 under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This initial award consolidates funding for tribal continuing environmental programs focused on water quality, land management, and data quality initiatives. The funding includes $125,000 in competitive Clean Water Act Section 319 funding designated for nonpoint source pollution prevention and reduction efforts.

The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians will utilize these funds to build capacity and operate a natural resource protection program on tribal lands. Deliverables include water quality monitoring and analysis activities, training and education programs, public outreach initiatives, and data collection efforts designed to improve environmental and public health conditions across the reservation. As a Performance Partnership Grant, this award provides the tribe with administrative flexibility to consolidate multiple eligible environmental grant programs into a single workplan and budget structure, enabling more efficient resource allocation toward its highest environmental priorities. Direct beneficiaries include tribal citizens and Maine residents in the surrounding region.

Initial award of $433,408. This agreement provides funding for the operation of the houlton band of maliseet indians continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve savings and strengthen the partnership between recipient and EPA. This agreement funds tribal continuing environmental programs for water, land, and data quality. This award includes $125,000 in clean water act 319 competitive funding awarded under EPA-OW-owow-25-01 as a part of this new award funding action.activities:the activities to be performed include building the capacity of the houlton band of maliseet indians to maintain and operate a natural resource protection program that will include training, education and outreach, and data collection activities to improve environmental and public conditions on tribal lands.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables and objectives will include outputs and outcomes associated with monitoring and analysis of water quality and efforts to reduce and prevent non-point source pollution. Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens of houlton band of maliseet indians and the residents of maine.