The primary objectives of this project include: 1. Progressive administrative and programmatic capacity development will strengthen the tribe's environmental program; 2. Working with community…

The primary objectives of this project include: 1. Progressive administrative and programmatic capacity development will strengthen the tribe's environmental program; 2. Working with community providing outreach and education by exploring a variety of environmental topics and issues with community members to encourage involvement in environmental issues and projects. Focus on the priorities in the tribe's etep and current workplan; 3. Continue to improve solid/hazardous waste management through collaboration with partners, training for staff, and community outreach and education. Continue to conduct public education, awareness, community engagement, and information exchange on issues related to human health and the environment; 5. Enhance climate change adaptation planning and emergency response planning/program development by collaborating with a variety of organizations to improve environmental health and sustainability, creation of small community emergency response plan (scerp).activities:component 1: alaska tribal conference on environmental management and the alaska forum on the environment conferences will be attended by the ENV. Coordinator and ENV. Environmental meetings, workshops, and webinars will attended by the EC. The environmental department will collaborate with other organizations on waste management, climate change, and other environmental issues. The EC will review the EPA-tribal environmental plan and update IT as needed. Environmental and admin staff and council members will review/update policies and procedures. Component 2: building tribal capacity to develop/managing solid and hazardous waste / continuing the implementation of the recycling programs. Knowledge among community members will be increased of programs. Component 3: working with community providing outreach and education by exploring a variety of environmental topics and issues with community members to encourage involvement in environmental issues and projects. Creation of small community emergency response plan (scerp) subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:complete quarterly reports and submit to project officer by due date. 1ST quarter: due 1/30/23 2ND quarter: due 4/30/23 3RD quarter: due 7/30/23 4TH quarter: due 10/30/23 coordinator and assistant will attend the alaska forum on the environment in anchorage, alaska (in person or virtually). Igap continues to work with zender, adec, anthc and, qinarmiut corporation to research for funds to close out the landfill to add on to the existing landfill site. GAP staff will look into partnering/working with kongiganak GAP program to ship out e-waste and batteries. While recycling operation will continue collecting, transporting recyclables to the storage and use NAC flying cans program to airport for shipping recyclables. Research and seek grants for funding to continue improving landfill site and purchase equipment to improve IT and look into trading backhoe for small dozer for the landfill site. Finalize the screp plan/toolkit for community that was started in FY21 and meet with tribal entities to approve and carry out the plans in case of emergency situations. Create index catalog of agencies to ask for assistance in dealing with possible emergency situations. Meet with steering committee to research ways to improve created screp plan.