This $118,321 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act will fund the expansion and enhancement of the Cherokee Nation's air monitoring activities in Oklahoma. The funding will be used to maintain, operate, or upgrade three existing air monitoring stations on the Cherokee Nation reservation, located in Sequoyah County,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded Cherokee Nation $177,536 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to enhance particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in communities with environmental justice concerns from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Through this funding, Cherokee Nation will replace...
The Cherokee Nation received a $156,316 formula grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) program. The grant will fund the Cherokee Nation's activities from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater and other waterbodies within tribal lands. Key deliverables include conducting baseline water quality...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $427,877 Project Grant to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma under the Federal Grant Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act. The grant, awarded on September 5, 2024, will be used to develop a new regulatory air monitoring station near Durant, Oklahoma and an informational air monitoring site near Idabel, Oklahoma, both within the jurisdictional...
This federal Project Grant award of $372,000 was issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Air Act Section 105 grant program (CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act). The funding will support the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. Specifically, the grant will enable EBCI to hire a project...
This $162,316 Formula Grant award from 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 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 locations on Lake Spavinaw for 6 months, as well as...
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation was awarded a $163,982 Formula Grant by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 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. The award, which runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023, will support the Nation's efforts to address air pollution concerns on its reservation...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818), will fund the Cherokee Nation to conduct brownfield assessment activities in northeastern Oklahoma. Specifically, the $1,333,883 award, which has an award date of October 1, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2029, will enable the Cherokee Nation to...
This federal Project Grant award of $122,410 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides funding to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to build their capacity to administer environmental programs on tribal lands. The key activities to be conducted under this one-year award include: identifying tribal environmental priorities, supporting an Environmental Resources Manager position, engaging in...