The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians received a $140,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding supports the development of a Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) due by March 1, 2024, and a comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) by the end of the four-year grant period. The plans will establish greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction goals and strategies for the...
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi will restore sections of the Dowagiac River located on tribal lands upstream of the former Pucker Street Dam site with $2.3 million in funding from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463). Building on previous habitat restoration work, the Band will restore historic river meanders and wetland hydrology to improve habitat for fish species including smallmouth bass, walleye and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, will support the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe, in Michigan. The $432,244 award will fund the tribe's ongoing environmental programs, including activities to protect and maintain water quality, air quality, and brownfields capability. Specifically, the tribe will build and enhance...
The Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District received a $326,894 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469). The grant supports the implementation of agricultural best management practices on 2-4 high priority livestock farms over approximately 350 acres within the Waishkey River watershed in Michigan. Key activities include installing exclusion fencing, developing manure management plans,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $363,000.00 in funding to the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The award supports the operation and enhancement of LRBOI's ongoing environmental programs, including activities to protect and maintain water quality, air resources, and brownfields capability. Key...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. The funding will support the tribe in filling traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) data gaps related to past and current beneficial use impairment assessments in the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern (AOC). Key activities include plant and wildlife contaminant monitoring,...
This Project Grant award of $491,882 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487) provides funding to the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The purpose is to support the implementation of the tribe's nutrient reduction strategy and build capacity to manage non-point source pollution within the Mississippi River/Atchafalaya River Basin. Key activities include...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CFDA 66.616), will enable the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. (ITCMI) to facilitate the meaningful engagement of Michigan's federally recognized tribal governments and community members in protecting and restoring manoomin/mnomen (wild rice). The $3,000,000 award will fund activities such as providing subawards to tribal...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046), provides $4,999,793 to the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to implement greenhouse gas reduction initiatives. The key activities to be delivered include the installation of rooftop and ground-mounted solar arrays, retrofitting of 9 tribal buildings with HVAC upgrades, and the deployment of electric vehicle charging stations. These measures are...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $2.48 million Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The grant will fund six projects through March 2027 to improve habitat conditions and water quality in three Areas of Concern within the Great Lakes basin in Wisconsin. Projects include completing the Pickle Pond restoration by implementing stormwater best practices; constructing a fishway...