The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) was awarded a $178,000 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality program (CFDA 66.038). Under this two-year award spanning April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025, LRBOI will monitor particulate matter and ozone levels...
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) will collect and analyze particulate matter and ozone data to assess pollution control programs and transport across Lake Michigan under a $221,000 Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Project Grant running from April 2021 through March 2023. Other activities funded under the award include managing the tribal air quality program, Title V permit review, training, education and outreach, participation in regional and national workgroups, indoor...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded $140,000 to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin through the Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality federal grant program (CFDA 66.038). The Formula Grant will support the tribe's efforts to implement air quality programs on tribal lands from April 1,...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $108,347 Formula Grant to the La Posta Band of Mission Indians under the Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.038) program. The purpose of this grant is to build the tribe's capacity to assess air quality conditions and develop strategies to address air quality issues on their reservation lands. Key activities to be funded include strategic...
This $210,000 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Formula Grant supports the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians' efforts under the Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality (CFDA 66.038) program. Key activities to be implemented from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024 include building tribal capacity for air quality...
This federal Project Grant award provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act totals $115,000.00 and runs from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The award funds the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians on the Red Lake Reservation. Specifically, the grant will support...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $363,000.00 in funding to the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The award supports the operation and enhancement of LRBOI's ongoing environmental programs, including activities to protect and maintain water quality, air resources, and brownfields capability. Key...
This $664,762 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides funding to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe for the operation of its continuing environmental programs. The key activities to be performed include ambient air monitoring for fine particulate matter and mercury deposition, updating the tribe's emissions inventory, reviewing air permits, promoting energy efficiency and alternative...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $115,000 Project Grant under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The grant will fund the expansion and enhancement of the tribe's air monitoring activities, with a focus on collecting quality-assured data to assess polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) within and transported onto the Leech...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 awarded the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska a $101,020 Formula Grant under the Training, Investigations, and Special Purpose Activities of Federally-Recognized Indian Tribes Consistent With the Clean Air Act (CAA), Tribal Sovereignty and the Protection and Management of Air Quality program (CFDA 66.038). The funding supports the Tribe's efforts to conduct indoor air quality testing, strategic energy planning, efficiency monitoring, and tribal education and...