This $120,504 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 supports the Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Tribal Response Program. The program will survey and inventory brownfield sites on tribal lands, provide oversight and enforcement of response actions to protect human health and the environment, and ensure meaningful public involvement in the approval and verification of cleanup plans. Deliverables include quarterly reports, meeting notes, an inventory of sites, public...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $452,283 Cooperative Agreement under the Contaminated Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Lands Assistance Program (CFDA 66.965) to Kawerak, Inc., a non-profit tribal consortium in Alaska. The primary objective of this award is to provide financial support to assist the Alaska Tribal entity with addressing contamination on lands conveyed under ANCSA. Kawerak, Inc. will use the grant funding to characterize, assess, conduct planning...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) program. The Tribe will use the funding to enhance its Brownfields response program and conduct planning, assessment, and cleanup activities at brownfield sites within its traditional lands. Key deliverables include timely surveying and inventorying of brownfield properties, oversight and enforcement of response...
This $295,723 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) is intended to enhance the capacity of the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) to meet the requirements of an effective state or tribal brownfields response program. The key activities to be funded include: 1) conducting timely surveys and inventories of brownfields sites, 2) providing oversight and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $171,660 Project Grant under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) to the Native Village of Eklutna (NVE) in Alaska. The grant's primary objectives are to enhance NVE's brownfields response program by: 1) conducting site inventories and assessments, 2) developing oversight and enforcement mechanisms, 3) ensuring public involvement, and 4) facilitating the cleanup and reuse of contaminated...
This two-year, $225,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 funds the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to support Alaska's response program under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). Through June 2023, the department will conduct non-site-specific activities like program management, legal assistance, and administrative support. It will also develop new policies for site-specific cleanup levels...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $127,652 Project Grant under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) to the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. The purpose of this one-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, is to enhance the tribe's brownfields response program and conduct activities such as site inventories, environmental assessments, oversight and enforcement, public involvement, and the cleanup and reuse of contaminated properties throughout the...
This $111,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 supports the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska's response program under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817). The program provides for timely survey and inventory of brownfield sites on tribal lands, as well as oversight, enforcement, and public involvement mechanisms to ensure protective response actions and verification of completed cleanups. The objective...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $115,378 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The primary objectives of this grant are to: (1) establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective tribal response program, (2) maintain and update a public record of brownfield sites, and (3) conduct brownfield site assessments or cleanups to...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 supports Bristol Bay Native Association's Brownfields response program. The program will survey and inventory brownfield sites on tribal lands, provide oversight of response actions to protect human health and the environment, and enable meaningful public involvement. It will also facilitate approval of cleanup plans and verification of completed responses. These activities will help remediate and redevelop...