Project Grant 02J23601

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (CLUSI) $1,271,214 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA #66.817) federal Project Grant. CLUSI will use the funding from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027 to enhance its brownfields response program and meet the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 128(a). Key activities to be undertaken by CLUSI include timely surveying and inventorying of brownfield sites on its reservation lands, including areas recently acquired; conducting oversight and enforcement of response actions to ensure protection of human health and the environment; providing meaningful public involvement; and approving and verifying completion of cleanup plans. No subawards are included in the assistance agreement. The funding will support CLUSI's efforts to remediate and reuse brownfield sites, and expand outreach to underserved communities within its reservation area.