The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $148,590 Project Grant to the Native Council Of Port Heiden Inc. under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817). The primary objectives of this grant are to: (1) establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective tribal response program; (2) maintain and update a public record of sites where response actions have been completed or are planned; and (3) conduct a limited number of brownfield...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $171,660 Project Grant under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) to the Native Village of Eklutna (NVE) in Alaska. The grant's primary objectives are to enhance NVE's brownfields response program by: 1) conducting site inventories and assessments, 2) developing oversight and enforcement mechanisms, 3) ensuring public involvement, and 4) facilitating the cleanup and reuse of contaminated...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $319,410 Project Grant to the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817). The purpose of this one-year award, effective October 1, 2024, is to enhance the tribe's brownfields response program by conducting site surveys and inventories, providing public involvement, and overseeing the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites throughout...
This $375,410 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) to the Native Village of Gakona in Alaska. The primary objectives are to enhance the tribe's capacity to establish or improve four key statutory elements of their brownfields response program: site inventory, oversight/enforcement, public involvement, and cleanup plan approval. Specifically, the grant will...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Sitka Tribe of Alaska a $127,652 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to enhance the tribe's brownfields response program. The funding will be used to perform a range of activities, including timely surveying and inventorying of brownfield sites, providing oversight and enforcement authorities, ensuring public involvement, and approving cleanup plans and verifying complete responses. The primary...
This $115,000 federal Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program supports the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska in enhancing their brownfields response program. The funding will enable the tribal government to survey and inventory brownfields sites, provide public involvement, and oversee the assessment and cleanup of contaminated properties within their lands. This will help...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $115,378 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The primary objectives of this grant are to: (1) establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective tribal response program, (2) maintain and update a public record of brownfield sites, and (3) conduct brownfield site assessments or cleanups to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska a $100,000 Project Grant under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817). This grant will enhance the tribe's capacity to establish or improve the four statutory elements of an effective brownfields response program, as specified in CERCLA Section 128(a)(2). Key activities include timely surveying and inventorying of brownfields sites, providing oversight and enforcement...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $116,704 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) federal grant program to Chickaloon Native Village. The funding will support the Tribe's efforts to enhance its Brownfields response program through September 2023. Key activities include conducting timely surveys and inventories of brownfield sites, defined as properties complicated for redevelopment by hazardous substances. The Tribe will also oversee response actions,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $215,000 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Knik Tribe, doing business as the Knik Tribal Council, to enhance the tribe's brownfields response program. The primary goals of the project are to: (1) establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective state or tribal response program, (2) maintain and update a public record of contaminated sites, and (3) conduct brownfield site...