This $125,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will assist the Native Village of Port Graham in Alaska in building administrative, programmatic, communications, solid/hazardous waste management, and technical capacities to protect the tribal environment and health. Key objectives and activities include maintaining an environmental office, attending training, conducting community education,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $135,000 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA #66.926) to the Santo Domingo Pueblo (also known as the Kewa Pueblo) in New Mexico. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The grant funding will be used by the Santo Domingo Pueblo's Tribal Programs Division to build the tribe's capacity to administer environmental programs on its lands. Key activities include training staff...
This $132,835 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides assistance to the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo to build its capacity to administer environmental programs on Indian lands. Specifically, the funding will be used to provide community outreach, implement pollution prevention strategies, increase awareness on energy consumption, and support staff attendance at environmental trainings. The award...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded the Pueblo of Pojoaque a $126,532 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP, CFDA #66.926) to build the tribe's capacity to administer environmental programs on Indian lands from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the grant will fund activities for the tribal office staff to increase their knowledge of environmental issues, provide community outreach, implement solid waste management...
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...
This Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926), will assist the Pueblo of Isleta in New Mexico to build its capacity to administer environmental programs on tribal lands. The $310,000 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will enable the tribe to enhance its environmental management capabilities, including managing the environmental office, providing travel and...
This Project Grant award, provided by 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 its capacity to administer an EPA program and implement solid/hazardous waste activities. The key activities include: Maintaining and developing core capacities to continue the development and management of the Monacan Indian Nation Environmental Department, including...
This EPA Region 6 Performance Partnership Grant (CFDA 66.605) awarded $333,000 to the Pueblo of Taos to support the tribe's comprehensive environmental programs and priorities. The 1-year cooperative agreement, effective October 1, 2024, funds the Taos Pueblo's environmental monitoring, water quality assessment, and pollution prevention activities. Key project elements include water quality monitoring, watershed planning, nonpoint source pollution control, environmental outreach, and building...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides $401,879 to the Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe in King William, VA. The purpose of this 4-year grant is to support the tribe in developing their environmental management capacity and programs, including water resources, air quality, and environmental education and outreach. Key activities include attending trainings, meetings, and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program to the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) in Arizona. The funding will support the expansion and enhancement of GRIC's air monitoring activities, including documenting project progress, replacing air monitoring equipment at three regulatory sites, and...