Project Grant 01J55601

The Native Village of Diomede received a $147,252 project grant award from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156). The grant will support tribal climate resilience planning and ocean and coastal management planning efforts through August 2023. The Tribal Climate Resilience program provides funding and technical assistance to tribal governments and trust land managers to assess potential climate change...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded a $4.72 million Cooperative Agreement to the City of Dillingham under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) on October 1, 2025, to modernize the city's waste management facility in Dillingham, Alaska. The project will deliver comprehensive infrastructure and equipment upgrades including the procurement of heavy equipment (D7 waste handler, 352 excavator, wheeled loader, and skid steer loader); repair and...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded a $1.5 million Cooperative Agreement to the Native Village of Hooper Bay on May 1, 2025, under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202) for solid waste landfill modifications in Hooper Bay, Alaska. The project, with a completion date of December 31, 2028, will deliver comprehensive infrastructure improvements including landfill modifications, development of a landfill management...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046) provides $3,000,000 to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the state. DNREC will collaborate with local air pollution control districts, municipalities, and tribal governments to identify greenhouse gas reduction measures, conduct...

Under a $753,755 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) will conduct an analysis of recycling data gaps, compile information on municipal solid waste (MSW) generation and recycling/composting programs across Alaska, and populate a digital platform with project data. ADEC's activities will include collecting information on...

This $2,339,537 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program will fund the Village of Solomon in Nome, Alaska to implement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, and measures identified in their priority climate action plan. Key activities include developing a weatherization program for tribal residences, upgrading tribal building efficiencies, installing renewable energy (solar...

The Native Village of Shaktoolik received a $1,413,015 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program. The award will fund the procurement of critical solid waste management equipment, including an excavator, dozer, drum roller, skid steer, and motor grader. These equipment purchases will enhance the tribe's post-consumer materials management infrastructure, improve waste collection and recycling operations,...

The Native Village of Deering was awarded a $141,931 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office under the Tribal Climate Resilience federal grant program (CFDA 15.156). The grant will fund preliminary engineering work to develop solutions to address erosion impacts in Deering, Alaska through August 2023. The Tribal Climate Resilience program supports Alaskan Native tribes and tribal land managers in understanding vulnerabilities to communities,...

The Native Village of Unalakleet received a $109,934 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program (CFDA 66.046). The funding will be used to develop a comprehensive, economy-wide climate mitigation plan for the remote Alaskan community. Key deliverables include a Priority Climate Action Plan due by March 2024 and a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan by the end of the 4-year award period in 2025. The plans will...

The Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government received a $666,851 cooperative agreement award from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Alaska on September 24, 2021 to support environmental restoration activities under the Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 2003. Specifically, the award will fund the Native Village of Barrow's participation in the North Slope Environmental Mitigation Program to develop a system for prioritizing mitigation and...