This $430,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487), will support the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota to implement their Nutrient Reduction Strategy. Key activities include hiring dedicated staff, conducting water quality assessments, updating the tribe's Non-Point Source Management Plan and obtaining Treatment as a State status for the Clean...
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...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Fond du Lac Reservation a $180,000 Project Grant under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The grant will support the Tribe's efforts to enhance its Brownfields Response Program and meet the requirements of Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. Key activities to be undertaken by the Tribe include...
This $380,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487) will fund activities to improve water quality within the Prior Lake HUC 12 watershed in Minnesota. The grant recipient, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, will assess and manage the common carp population, conduct an alum treatment in Arctic Lake, and restore the holding and treatment capacity of Pond...
This Project Grant award of $195,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487) will fund the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana to conduct planning and assessment activities to support the construction of stormwater wetlands on tribal lands. The key deliverables include an environmental impact assessment, two wetland assessments, and a non-point source management plan. These activities will ensure the...
This $717,740 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will support the Fond du Lac Reservation's efforts to establish and implement a compostable waste "hub and spoke" approach. The key project components include: Constructing a new compost facility to process 157 tons of food waste generated by reservation enterprises annually, removing an estimated 138 metric tons of...
The Fond DU Lac Reservation, a federally recognized Indian tribe, was awarded a $233,643.88 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) to establish a well-managed quota-based subsistence fishery in the Minnesota waters of Lake Superior. The grant, awarded on August 8, 2023, will support the Reservation's efforts to promote sustainable fishing practices and help conserve natural resources like water, wildlife habitats, and other...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.485), provides $1,549,116 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to support implementation of Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The key objectives are to scale up critical agricultural best management practices, develop point source nitrogen reduction management plan templates, map priority watersheds, and update Minnesota's nutrient...
This $517,106 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides funding for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to operate its continuing environmental programs. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The key products and services to be delivered include protecting the quality of the Tribe's water, land, and air resources; establishing and enhancing a site response...
This federal Project Grant award provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act totals $115,000.00 and runs from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The award funds the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians on the Red Lake Reservation. Specifically, the grant will support...