The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma $226,651 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) Formula Grant program for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, the Tribe will carry out its water quality protection program to maintain, protect, and improve the quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe a $133,421 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. The two-year grant will fund the Tribe's program to monitor, protect, and improve water quality in its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies through September 2023. Key activities to be delivered include developing a water quality monitoring program, attending trainings and...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Seneca Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma a $133,421 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support program (CFDA 66.419) to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater on tribal lands from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Through this funding, the tribe will monitor Buffalo Creek, Sycamore Creek, Elk River, and Grand Lake to prevent degradation of...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded $226,200 to the Osage Nation through the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support grant program (CFDA #66.419) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this Formula Grant award, the Osage Nation will carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Activities will include obtaining data to monitor...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded a $160,316 Formula Grant to the Cherokee Nation under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) on October 1, 2023. This grant funding will enable the Cherokee Nation to carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include conducting baseline water quality sampling at 5...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment a $470,441 Formula Grant under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. The grant will fund the State of Oklahoma's Supplemental Water Quality Monitoring Initiative through September 2023. Under this initiative, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board as subrecipient will continue statewide surface water quality monitoring of streams and...
This $168,775 formula grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment for a statewide water quality monitoring and assessment program. Key activities include: Conducting a probabilistic survey of approximately 35-40 stream and river stations annually across three ecoregions in Oklahoma to characterize water...
This EPA Region 6 Formula Grant award of $162,316 to the Cherokee Nation provides funding to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other water bodies on tribal lands. The activities under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) grant include conducting baseline water quality sampling on Lake Spavinaw, water quality sampling on several creeks, coordinating water quality planning and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $136,998 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. The one-year grant, which began on August 1, 2023, will fund the establishment of an Environmental Protection Program on tribal lands. Key activities include hiring an Environmental Director and setting up an Environmental Office to develop the tribe's capacity for environmental programs. The grant aims...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $180,337 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska. The grant funding will be used to build the tribe's environmental management capacity and develop a comprehensive environmental protection program on their lands. Key activities include establishing an environmental protection program, developing a water program, conducting community engagement events,...