This agreement provides funding for the operation of the duckwater shoshone tribe's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental…

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 awarded the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe $115,000 through the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant provides partial federal funding of $70,218 to support the tribe's continuing environmental programs with enhanced flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities and strengthen the EPA-tribal partnership. The award is structured as a formula grant with no subawards.

Under this agreement, the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe delivers water quality protection and monitoring services encompassing implementation of its tribal water quality monitoring plan; development and submission of annual water quality assessment narrative reports with corresponding field and laboratory data; implementation of best management practices (BMPs) for nonpoint source pollution prevention; and delivery of a water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community. Key deliverables include water quality data and assessments, training summaries, outreach materials, progress reports with photo documentation, and documented BMP implementation. The program aims to maintain, protect, and improve water quality across the tribe's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies, with environmental benefits including prevention of waterbody degradation and reduction of impaired waterbodies. Direct beneficiaries are the citizens of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the duckwater shoshone tribe's 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 duckwater shoshone tribe and EPA. This agreement provides funding to the duckwater shoshone tribe 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, development of an annual water quality assessment narrative report and submission all field and laboratory data, implementation of best management practices for prevention of nonpoint source pollution, and implementation of water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community. This assistance agreement provides partial federal funding in the amount of $70,218. See terms and conditions. Activities:the activities to be performed include implementing the tribal water quality monitoring plan, development of an annual water quality assessment narrative report and submission all field and laboratory data, implementation of water quality education and outreach program for the tribal community, and implementation of best management practices for prevention of nonpoint source pollution. 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 with photo documentation, implementation of best management practices, and increased understanding of water quality. Direct beneficiaries of this program are the citizens of the duckwater shoshone tribe.