This agreement provides funding for the operation of the agua caliente band of cahuilla indians' continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded $155,000 to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides full federal funding to support the tribe's water quality protection and monitoring initiatives across its reservation lands in Palm Springs, California. The award consolidates eligible environmental grant programs into a single Performance Partnership Grant, enabling streamlined administration through one application and consolidated work plan while providing flexibility to address the tribe's highest environmental priorities.

Under this agreement, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will implement a comprehensive water quality program encompassing tribal water quality monitoring plan execution, water quality standards and certification program development, annual water quality assessment reporting, field and laboratory data submission, best management practices implementation, and community water quality education and outreach activities. The anticipated deliverables include water quality data and assessments, training summaries, outreach materials, and progress reports. The program's primary environmental benefits are preventing degradation of unimpaired waterbodies and reducing the number of impaired waterbodies within tribal jurisdiction. No subrecipient subawards are included in this assistance agreement, with all activities performed directly by the tribal government entity.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the agua caliente band of cahuilla indians' continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve savings and strengthen the partnership between the agua caliente band of cahuilla indians and EPA. This agreement provides funding to the agua caliente band of cahuilla indians to carry out its program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. The environmental benefits of this program include preventing degradation of unimpaired waterbodies and reducing the number of impaired waterbodies. Activities include implementing the tribal water quality monitoring plan, implementation of a water quality standards and certification program, development of an annual water quality assessment narrative report and submission of all field and laboratory data, implementation of best management practices, and implementation of water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community. This agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $155,000.activities: the activities to be performed include implementing the tribal water quality monitoring plan, implementation of a water quality standards and certification program, development of an annual water quality assessment narrative report and submission of all field and laboratory data, implementation of best management practices, and implementation of water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include: water quality data and assessments, training summaries, outreach materials, progress reports, increased understanding of water quality. Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens of the agua caliente band of cahuilla indians.