This Formula Grant award of $112,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 provides funding to the Santa Clara Pueblo to implement its Nonpoint Source Management Program from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant will support best management projects along stretches of Santa Clara Creek to mitigate sedimentation through installed gradient structures. It will also fund water quality monitoring, stakeholder collaboration meetings, and outreach and education activities. The...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the New Mexico Environment Department $578,133 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) to implement a nonpoint source implementation project in the Animas-San Juan Watershed from August 1, 2021 to June 30, 2026. The project includes floodplain restoration and erosion mitigation in the Tucker Watershed riverbank, wetland restoration and riparian management in the Flora Vista North Bank floodplain. An outreach and...
This $162,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 on June 1, 2025 under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) will fund a 2-year project for the Pueblo of San Felipe in New Mexico to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The key activities include creating a Quality Assurance Project Plan, developing Standard Operating...
This $2,229,617 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460), provides support to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to implement its nonpoint source pollution management program. The key activities under this award include: Implementing two abandoned/legacy mine remediation projects using best management practices (BMPs) to reduce metals loading in the Middle...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $204,835 in funding to the Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico. The award supports the tribe's continuing environmental programs, including water quality monitoring and nonpoint source pollution control projects. Key activities include assessing the tribe's stormwater drainage and flow paths, sampling and monitoring surface water quality,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 awarded the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe $721,963 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) to carry out water quality improvement activities from October 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. Specifically, the funding will allow the Tribe to maintain, protect, and improve water quality in rivers, streams, groundwater and other waterbodies within its territory. Environmental benefits will focus on reducing copper and manganese...
This $1,383,500 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) provides funding to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to implement its nonpoint source pollution management program. The grant supports three key projects: Remediation of abandoned/legacy mines to reduce metals loading in the impaired Middle Gila and Santa Cruz watersheds, including calculation of resulting...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program to the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel in California. The funding supports the tribe's continuing environmental programs, particularly for water quality management. Key activities include community education and outreach, training on nonpoint source pollution, implementation of a water quality education program, technician training, and integration...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 awarded the Walker River Paiute Tribe a $111,111 Formula Grant under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA #66.460) to implement its nonpoint source management program from October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The grant will support projects focusing on watersheds impaired by nonpoint source pollution in runoff. Projects include best management practices, watershed planning, monitoring, technology demonstrations, and...
This EPA Region 6 Performance Partnership Grant (CFDA 66.605) awarded $333,000 to the Pueblo of Taos to support the tribe's comprehensive environmental programs and priorities. The 1-year cooperative agreement, effective October 1, 2024, funds the Taos Pueblo's environmental monitoring, water quality assessment, and pollution prevention activities. Key project elements include water quality monitoring, watershed planning, nonpoint source pollution control, environmental outreach, and building...