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

The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah received a $110,000 project grant awarded October 1, 2025, under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (CFDA 66.926), administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8. This award supports the operation and capacity building of the tribe's Office of Environmental Protection, with funding directed toward land and data quality initiatives and pollution prevention programs. The two-year award period extends through September 30, 2027, and benefits the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah and residents of the Benton Paiute Reservation in California.

Key deliverables and activities include quarterly progress reports to the EPA, daily operation of the environmental protection office, submission of a Clean Water Act Section 106 application for potential additional funding, development of memoranda of understanding with partner organizations, community outreach activities, participation in environmental training and meetings, and grant writing support. The award emphasizes building and sustaining environmental capacity within the tribe's government to enable effective management of EPA funding and implementation of measures that improve and protect human health and the environment on tribal lands.

This agreement provides funding for the operation of the paiute indian tribe of utah's continuing environmental programs while giving IT greater flexibility to address its highest environmental priorities, improve environmental performance, achieve administrative savings and strengthen the partnership between the paiute indian tribe of utah and the EPA. This agreement funds tribal programs for: land and data quality, and pollution prevention. This funding recommendation complies with the office of grants and debarment's (OGD) national policy, training and compliance division's (nptcd) standard operating procedures, SOP-2021-G04, EPA implementation of office of management and budget management memorandum 21-20: promoting public trust in the federal government through effective implementation of the american rescue plan act and stewardship of the taxpayer resources, as follows: - the purpose of this award is to build and sustain the environmental capacity of the paiute indian tribe of utah. - activities to be performed include daily operation of the paiute indian tribe of utah's office of environmental protection, submit a CWA 106 application for possible funding, create some memorandums of understanding, perform community outreach, attend environmentally related meetings and trainings, and grant writing. - anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include quarterly progress reports to the EPA, the appropriate and effective management of EPA funding, and measures to improve and protect human health and the environment. - the intended beneficiaries of this grant are the paiute indian tribe of utah and residents of their reservation. Activities:activities to be performed include daily operation of the paiute indian tribe of utah's office of environmental protection, submit a CWA 106 application for possible funding, create some memorandums of understanding, perform community outreach, attend environmentally related meetings and trainings, and grant writing.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables and expected outcomes include environmental presence, grants application submitted, programmatic reports, administrative reports. The beneficiary of this grant is the paiute indian tribe of utah.