This $252,538 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides funding to the Kaw Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe in Oklahoma, to build its capacity to administer environmental programs on tribal lands. Specifically, the grant supports activities to build the capacity of the tribe's office staff, provide travel and training, conduct outreach, and carry out recycling and hazardous...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded $226,200 to the Osage Nation through the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support grant program (CFDA #66.419) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this Formula Grant award, the Osage Nation will carry out a program to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of its rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Activities will include obtaining data to monitor...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides $135,000 to the Shawnee Tribe to build capacity for administering environmental programs on tribal lands. The key activities include training staff to address environmental issues, providing community outreach, implementing solid waste management and recycling practices, and developing emergency management planning. The award will fund...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides $126,000.00 in funding to the Monacan Indian Nation to build the tribe's capacity to administer an EPA program and implement solid/hazardous waste activities. Key activities include maintaining and developing core capacities for the Monacan Indian Nation's environmental department, enhancing the tribe's water quality programs, conducting...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides $195,241 to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska to build environmental management capacity. The funding will support the administration of the tribe's solid and hazardous waste program, development of GIS/GPS capabilities, environmental education and outreach, and other capacity building activities. The goal is to assist the Winnebago Tribe...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $110,810 Project Grant to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The grant supports the tribe's efforts to build environmental management capacity and develop solid waste management programs on tribal lands. Key activities include implementing a solid waste program, conducting educational and outreach initiatives, and managing existing air, water, and tribal response programs....
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will provide $260,000 to the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin to support environmental capacity building activities. The funding will enable the tribe to assess, monitor, and develop strategies for the protection of human health and the environment within their community. Key activities include working on local, regional, and national policy related...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $580,594 in funding to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for the operation of their continuing environmental programs. The key activities and deliverables include: Identifying and documenting the scope of the tribe's brownfields problems, and establishing a tribal response program to ensure protective response actions. Participating in...
This $120,983 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will enable the Nansemond Indian Nation to build its capacity to administer an EPA program and implement solid/hazardous waste activities. Key activities include attending conferences and training, providing comments on projects, participating in consultations, finalizing and updating the tribe's quality management plan, and developing...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides $309,819 to the Rappahannock Tribe to build environmental capacity and develop comprehensive environmental protection programs. The funding will support the tribe in pursuing environmental interests, advocacy, and engagement in the environmental regulatory framework at the local, state, and national level. Key activities include...