Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians received $251,635 in full federal funding under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports the tribe's continuing environmental protection programs focused on water quality, land management, data quality, and pollution prevention. The award provides the tribe with consolidated funding and programmatic flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities while strengthening the EPA-tribal partnership through joint planning and resource management.

The funded activities deliver comprehensive environmental services to Los Coyotes Reservation members, including water quality monitoring and analysis, development of tribal stormwater runoff sampling and data collection capacity, riparian vegetation maintenance, solid waste community programs, and collaborative efforts with local watershed-based groups to address water pollution issues. Deliverables include meeting summaries, monitoring activity descriptions, and stormwater runoff sampling implementation plans. The program also encompasses stakeholder engagement, regional environmental issue coordination as a Southern California alternate representative to the Regional Tribal Operations Committee, and overall administration of the tribe's environmental protection program. No subawards are included under this agreement.