Project Grant 01J57601

This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926), aims to strengthen the Chignik Lake Traditional Council's environmental program and promote environmental stewardship and sustainability within the tribal community. The $135,000 award will fund a range of activities, including: 1) administrative and programmatic capacity development to enhance the tribal environmental program; 2)...

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...

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 $115,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program supports the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska in enhancing their brownfields response program. The funding will enable the tribal government to survey and inventory brownfields sites, provide public involvement, and oversee the assessment and cleanup of contaminated properties within their lands. This will help...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the Kenaitze Indian Tribe a $300,000 Project Grant under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support land improvements and supportive services. The Cooperative Forestry Assistance program provides funding for activities that advance the management and conservation of forest resources on non-federal land across the United States. This 4-year award, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, will allow the...

This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will provide $134,000.00 to the Chugach Regional Resources Commission (CRRC) and their member tribes to build capacity and develop programs to protect the tribal environment and health in the Chugach region of Alaska. The key activities and deliverables under this 2-year grant include: 1) Building administrative, programmatic, communications, water quality...

This $116,704 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 supports the Chickaloon Native Village 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 Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Central Office awarded a $147,680 Project Grant to the Chignik Bay Tribal Council on August 16, 2021 through the Tribal Climate Resilience program (CFDA 15.156). The grant will support the Tribal Council's delivery of services to better understand potential climate change impacts and vulnerabilities facing the local community and ecosystems in Chignik, Alaska through August 15, 2023. Specifically, the funding will enable the Tribal...

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 U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $878,202 Cooperative Agreement to the Hoopa Valley Tribe under the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Landscapes program (CFDA 10.724) on August 27, 2024. The "TRINITY WILDFIRE CRISIS STRATEGY HYAMPOM FIRE RESILIENT COMMUNITY PROJECT" will support the Hoopa Valley Tribe's efforts to reduce wildfire risks, restore fire-adapted ecosystems, and improve environmental resilience in their community. Funded activities will likely include...