This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" (CFDA 66.436) program, will fund the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to monitor and assess potential transboundary mining pollution within Washington-British Columbia watersheds. The $262,171 award, effective July 1, 2025 through June...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" program (CFDA 66.436), will fund the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to monitor and assess transboundary mining pollution in the Kootenai watershed. The $243,482 award will support activities including procurement of equipment, monthly...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" program (CFDA 66.436), will fund the Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) to partner with the U.S. Geological Survey, the State of Alaska, and other Southeast Alaska tribes to monitor water quality for potential impacts from mining operations within the...
This EPA Region 10 Project Grant, awarded under the "Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements - Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act" (CFDA 66.436) program, provides $260,673 to the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho (KTOI) to monitor transboundary mining pollution in the Kootenai/Y watershed. The key activities to be performed over the 3-year project period include monthly water quality monitoring, seasonal periphyton sampling, annual...
This $244,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700), provides funding to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) to continue implementing their pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs. The grant supports activities such as compliance monitoring, enforcement, outreach, and education, with the aim of enhancing protection of human health and the...
This Project Grant award, provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program (CFDA 66.509), aims to assess local watersheds and food sources in the Peskotomuhkati (Passamaquoddy) tribal homelands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulation. The $1,558,555 award, effective from December 1, 2024 to May 12, 2025, will (1) quantify PFAS and heavy metals within local water sources and fish species, (2) evaluate the...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) received a $200,000 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 under the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program (CFDA 66.306). The award will enhance the capacity of CSKT's Division of Environmental Protection and other local emergency response entities to respond efficiently and effectively to environmental emergencies through December 2023. Key activities include...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,003,536 Project Grant under the Columbia River Basin Restoration (CRBRP) Program (CFDA 66.962) to the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT) to develop and implement a portfolio of on-the-ground projects that address pathways for toxins entering the Upper Columbia River Basin. Key activities and deliverables include: Identifying sources and pathways of toxins, and evaluating alternatives to reduce or eliminate these sources through a...
This $857,744 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pollution Prevention Grants Program (CFDA 66.708) will provide technical assistance to the critical mineral mining industry to address environmental justice concerns and improve human health and the environment in disadvantaged communities. The project aims to promote pollution prevention in mining operations, with a focus on reducing air pollution and managing mining waste. Key activities include hosting three...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) will receive $214,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 under the Consolidated Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.700) to continue implementation of its pesticide regulatory and enforcement programs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. Key activities to be supported by this project grant include compliance monitoring, enforcement activities, and outreach/education efforts aimed at enhancing...