This agreement provides funding to the pauma tribe continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address tits highest environmental priorities, improve environmental…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $129,998 to the Pauma Band of Mission Indians under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant consolidates funding from Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 106 and Section 319 programs to support the tribe's environmental protection initiatives on the Pauma and Yuima Reservation in California.

The grant funds the implementation of a comprehensive water quality monitoring program, including data collection and analysis to assess environmental conditions on tribal lands, staff training and professional development for tribal employees, and community education and outreach activities. Deliverables include water quality data reports that document the current environmental state of the reservation and enhanced tribal workforce capacity through employee professional development. The primary beneficiaries are the tribal community members who will benefit from improved water quality management and environmental protection. No subawards are included in this agreement.

This agreement provides funding to the pauma tribe continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address tits highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between the pauma tribe and the EPA. This agreement funds tribal programs for clean water act (CWA) 106 and CWA 319. Specifically, this grant will provide funds to implement a water quality monitoring program, analyze water quality data, train tribal staff and manage waterbodies on the reservation. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $129,998. See general terms and conditions. Activities:this agreement funds tribal programs for CWA 106 and 319. Specifically this grant will fund the implementation of water monitoring, analysis of the data collected from monitoring, training of staff and education and outreach to the community.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables are data view the current environmental state on the reservation, and tribal employee professional development. The beneficiaries include the tribal community who will benefit from improved water quality.