Project Grant 01J35401

This $244,637 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will enhance the capacity of the Native Village of Eklutna's Brownfields Response Program. The primary objectives are to: (1) establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective state or tribal response program, (2) maintain and update a public record of brownfield sites, and (3) conduct a limited number of brownfield site assessments...

The Emmonak Tribal Council was awarded a $134,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to address priority environmental concerns in the community. The grant will fund technical training and capacity building for the Emmonak Tribal Council's environmental staff, with a focus on establishing public participation and education initiatives, enhancing emergency preparedness, and addressing solid waste...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Native Village of Eklutna a $134,000 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to build the tribe's capacity to protect the local environment and community health. The key objectives and activities include: 1) building administrative, programmatic, communications, waste management, and technical capacity; 2) conducting community education, recycling programs, and environmental monitoring and...

This $134,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will assist the Chickaloon Native Village in Alaska in building capacities and developing programs to protect the tribal environment and health. Key activities include: maintaining an environmental office and administrative functions; attending training and researching environmental issues; conducting community education on environmental...

The Ohogamiut Tribal Council was awarded a $134,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to address priority environmental concerns in the community. The grant funding will be used to provide technical training and build administrative and environmental management capacity, with the goal of enhancing the tribe's meaningful participation in EPA programs. Key focus areas include establishing public...

This $134,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926), will assist the Native Village of Port Lions in Alaska in building administrative, programmatic, communications, waste management, and technical capacities to protect the tribal environment and health. Key activities and deliverables include: maintaining an environmental office and administrative functions; attending training and researching...

The Native Village of Koyuk IRA Council received a $119,390 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to build the tribe's capacity for environmental protection and programming. The grant will fund activities related to improving solid and hazardous waste management, including backhaul and recycling of electronic waste. It will also support the development and implementation of a watershed monitoring...

This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will assist the Sun'Aq Tribe of Kodiak, Alaska in building administrative, programmatic, communications, and technical capacities to protect the tribal environment and health. Key activities include maintaining an environmental office, attending training, conducting community education, and collecting baseline environmental data. The expected outcomes...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) to the Native Village of Hooper Bay in Alaska. The purpose of this award is to fund solid waste landfill modifications in Hooper Bay to benefit public health and the environment. Key activities include project management, equipment purchases, landfill management plan development, landfill modifications, waste sorting and storage areas, and...

The Village of Aniak was awarded a $134,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The funding will support the tribe's efforts to address priority environmental concerns in their community. Key activities include technical training to build administrative and environmental skills, enhancing collaboration with tribal environmental programs, and implementing solid waste management strategies and...