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 Project Grant award of $219,042.00 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) provides funding to the Fond du Lac Reservation to support the implementation of its Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The key products and services to be delivered include: Conducting ongoing nutrient monitoring and assessments for reservation waters to establish numeric nutrient criteria for wild rice waters....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,549,116 Project Grant under the Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan (CFDA 66.485) program to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The purpose of this award is to support the implementation of Minnesota's Nutrient Reduction Strategy to advance the goals of the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan. Key activities include: Maintaining interagency collaborations and communication on nutrient-related work Providing progress tracking and...
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 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 provides $517,106 in funding to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe for the EPA's Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program. The funding supports the operation and enhancement of the tribe's environmental programs, including activities to protect the quality of water, land, and air resources, establish and maintain a brownfields program, and manage a Clean Air Act program. Specific outputs and...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $260,000.00 in funding to the Upper Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. The funding supports the operation and enhancement of the tribe's ongoing environmental protection programs, enabling it to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, and strengthen the partnership between the tribe and the EPA....
This EPA Region 5 Project Grant award of $260,000 to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will support the Tribe's environmental capacity building activities. The funding will enable the MCT to assess, monitor, and develop strategies for protecting human health and the environment on tribal lands. Specific activities include administrative oversight, legislative and regulatory capacity building, strategic planning for waste...
This Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides $105,000.00 in funding to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Upgrading aging ozone sampling equipment at the tribe's existing...
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...
This $866,525 cooperative agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa funds tribal environmental programs from April 2021 through March 2023. The agreement supports the Band's operation of continuing programs to carry out activities under the Clean Water Act Sections 106 and 319, the General Assistance Program, and the Clean Air Act Section 105. Specific outputs and outcomes include efforts to protect and maintain environmental program...