The primary objectives of EPA's cercla section 128(a) state and tribal response program grants are to provide financial support to states, US territories, and tribal nations to (1) establish or…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $164,043 to Chilkat Indian Village under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This noncompetitive formula grant funds the enhancement of Chilkat Indian Village's brownfields response program to establish and strengthen the four statutory elements required under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 128(a). The award supports the tribe's capacity to conduct planning, assessment, and cleanup activities for brownfield sites—properties whose redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence of hazardous substances—throughout tribal lands in Alaska.

Under this award, Chilkat Indian Village will perform timely surveys and inventories of brownfield sites, exercise oversight and enforcement authorities to protect human health and the environment, provide resources for meaningful public involvement in remediation efforts, and establish mechanisms for approving cleanup plans and verifying completed responses. The tribe will maintain and annually update a public record documenting sites where response actions have been completed and sites planned for future remediation. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The program outcomes will focus on maintaining and building Chilkat's involvement in priority sites identified by the Tribal Response Program and Tribal Council.

The primary objectives of EPA's cercla section 128(a) state and tribal response program grants are to provide financial support to states, US territories, and tribal nations to (1) establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective state or tribal response program, as specified in cercla section 128(a)(2), (2) maintain and update, at least annually, a public record of sites, pursuant to cercla 128(b), that includes the name and location of sites at which response actions have been completed during the previous year and the name and location of sites at which response actions are planned to be addressed in the next year, and (3) conduct a limited number of brownfield site assessments or cleanups that will help establish or enhance the state or tribal nation's response program. The purpose of this award is to enhance the capacity of chilkat indian village's brownfields response program to meet the section 128(a) elements. Chilkat will oversee and perform planning, assessment, and cleanup of brownfields sites throughout the state/territory/tribal land. Activities:chilkat will perform the following activities: timely survey and inventory of brownfield sites, which are properties whose expansion, redevelopment or reuse may be complicated by the presence of hazardous substances. IT also includes oversight and enforcement authorities to ensure that response actions protect human health and the environment; resources to provide meaningful public involvement; mechanisms for approval of cleanup plans, and verification of complete responses. The objective of this project is to assist in remediating and reusing brownfields sites throughout the state/territory/tribal land. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the focus of the program for the upcoming project period is maintaining and building on chilkat involvement in sites prioritized by TRP and tribal council; these efforts may include, but are not limited to, ongoing state consultations, site specific application submittals when applicable, establishment of tribal resolutions, bolstering community involvement, seeking multi-tribal collaboration and researching opportunities for supplemental funding sources to assist with site remediation actions or reuse plans. A primary focus of the program will remain supporting responsible parties, site contractors and regulatory agencies to achieve compliance to state and federal cleanup regulations.