This agreement provides funding for the operation of the kootenai tribe of idaho's (ktoi) continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental…

Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho $389,502 under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) on October 1, 2026, for a period of performance through September 30, 2030.

The tribe will conduct environmental program capacity building, indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring, implement the Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR), reduce air pollution emissions, and participate in air quality trainings and conferences. Deliverables include strengthened administrative and programmatic responses to environmental concerns, reduced pollutants affecting air, land, and subsistence foods within homes on the Kootenai Reservation and at specific monitoring sites near the Kootenay River, and a plan for identifying and prioritizing recyclable and food waste items to divert from the county landfill. Tribal members are the intended beneficiaries.

Work is performed on the Kootenai Reservation in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The Performance Partnership Grants program enables tribes and states to combine funds from multiple eligible grant programs into a single application, budget, and consolidated workplan, providing flexibility to address environmental and public health priorities while streamlining administrative requirements.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the kootenai tribe of idaho's (ktoi) continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between the tribe and EPA. The purpose of this award is to build and implement environmental programs and address environmental and public health concerns related to air, land, and pollution.activities:activities to be performed under this grant include continued environmental program capacity building, indoor and outdoor air quality monitoring, implementing the federal air rules for reservations (farr), reducing air pollution emissions, and participating in air quality trainings and conferences.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables and associated outcomes include strengthening administrative and programmatic responses to environmental concerns, reducing pollutants affecting air, land, and subsistence foods within homes on the kootenai reservation and at specific sites where air monitors are stationed near the kootenay river, and developing a plan for identifying and prioritizing recyclable and food waste items to divert from the county landfill. Intended beneficiaries are tribal members.