Project Grant 01J21001

This $365,085 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will fund the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's efforts to enhance waste reduction, recycling, and sustainable materials management on the Snoqualmie Reservation. The key activities to be performed include: Hiring a consultant to characterize the tribe's waste stream and document opportunities for composting, recycling, and other waste...

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Land and Emergency Management under the Alternative or Innovative Treatment Technology Research, Demonstration, Training, and Hazardous Substance Research Grants program (CFDA 66.813), will fund Northern Arizona University to deliver a range of services totaling $383,000 over the period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The key activities include: Hosting Superfund and emergency management...

This $200,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management will support the Dry Creek Rancheria, operated by the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians, in developing its environmental data and resource management capabilities. Funded under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608), the Tribe will create an Environmental Data and Resource Management System, develop a strategic plan for...

This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will assist the Native Village of Port Graham in Alaska in building administrative, programmatic, communications, solid/hazardous waste management, and technical capacities to protect the tribal environment and health. Key objectives and activities include maintaining an environmental office, attending training, conducting community education,...

This $250,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Energy Development Capacity (TEDC) Grants program (CFDA 15.148) will support the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in building its capacity to regulate and manage energy resources. The project aims to develop the organizational, business, legal, and regulatory infrastructure to establish a tribal utility authority in the form of a community electric cooperative. Key activities include...

This $969,951 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia program will fund the Chippewa Cree Tribe's efforts to enhance their Tribal Water Resources Department's solid waste management program. The key activities include strengthening comprehensive data collection on waste composition and recycling, updating the tribe's Integrated Waste Management Plan, and...

This $131,950 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will enable the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida (Miccosukee Corporation) to build capacity for administering environmental programs and managing solid waste on tribal lands. Key activities include identifying environmental priorities, engaging in regulatory activities, obtaining required environmental and safety training,...

This $653,120 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program will enable the Shingle Springs Rancheria (Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians) to enhance its recycling infrastructure and waste diversion efforts. The funding will be used to establish a recycling center on the tribal reservation, including the purchase of new equipment such as scales, crushers, balers, sorting equipment,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia program (CFDA 66.920), will fund the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana to enhance its recycling infrastructure and services. The $565,000 award will enable the tribe to repair existing recycling storage, construct a new recycling collection facility, and purchase equipment such as hoppers, a baler, and an...

This $401,879 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will support the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe in King William, Virginia to continue developing their environmental capacity building efforts. The grant will fund the tribe's participation in trainings, workshops, conferences, stakeholder groups, and regulatory processes to advocate for the tribe's interests and citizens' health. The...