This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $973,500 in funding to the Nenana Native Association, a federally recognized tribal government, to enhance their solid waste management and recycling capabilities. The award will fund the purchase of essential equipment, including a forklift, landing craft, trucks, trailers, roll-off containers, and a telehandler, to support the...
The Native Village of Nanwalek was awarded a $120,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) to build capacities and develop programs to protect the tribal environment and health. Key objectives include building administrative, programmatic, communications, solid and hazardous waste management, and technical capacities. Activities will include maintaining an environmental office, attending training,...
This $134,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will assist the Native Village of Larsen Bay, Alaska in building administrative, programmatic, communications, waste management, and technical capacities to address local environmental concerns. Key activities include maintaining an environmental office, conducting community outreach, implementing recycling and waste management programs,...
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,...
This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 provides $125,000 to the Circle Native Community through September 30, 2023 to support solid waste management, environmental education, and water quality monitoring activities under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP). The Circle Native Community will use the funding to purchase equipment for solid waste removal, conduct waste assessments and update its integrated waste management plan. It...
This $133,999 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will support the Native Village of Fort Yukon in advancing its environmental management capacity and initiatives. The key activities and deliverables include: Enhancing grants management, community outreach and education, expanding the waste management program, and conducting planning for climate change adaptation and emergency response....
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a Project Grant of $133,760 to the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to build the tribe's capacity to administer an environmental program on its lands in fiscal year 2025. The grant will enable the Native Village of Kluti-Kaah to establish a strong environmental office with the capacity to successfully manage the grant and help the community resolve environmental issues....
The Gulkana Village Council was awarded a $129,964 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to strengthen the tribe's administrative capacity, community outreach, and solid waste and recycling programs, as well as develop water quality assurance collaborations with other regional tribes. Key activities funded under the grant include publishing an emergency response plan, coordinating river water...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $780,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Mandated Projects (CFDA 66.202) program to the Metlakatla Indian Community, doing business as Metlakatla Power & Light, to improve solid waste management in the Metlakatla community. The key activities funded under this 2-year project include: 1) purchasing a portable shredder and baler to reduce waste volume at the municipal disposal site; 2) acquiring safety equipment and...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants (CFDA 66.808) program, provides $313,000.00 to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to support tribal environmental capacity building. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Hosting the annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum (TLEF) training conference for tribal environmental professionals. Providing technical and administrative...