Project Grant 02J71001
- The Sitka Tribe of Alaska received a $150,503 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817). The purpose of this 1-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, is to enhance the tribe's capacity to survey, inventory, assess, and remediate brownfield sites within their traditional territory. Key activities include conducting site assessments, overseeing cleanup efforts, facilitating public...
- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 awarded the Sitka Tribe of Alaska a $120,504 Project Grant under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA #66.817) to enhance the Tribe's Brownfields response program and perform planning, assessment, and cleanup activities for contaminated sites. Specifically, the Tribe will conduct timely surveys and inventories of Brownfield properties, provide oversight of response actions to ensure protection of human health and the environment, engage...
- This $120,504 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 supports the Sitka Tribe of Alaska's Tribal Response Program. The program will survey and inventory brownfield sites on tribal lands, provide oversight and enforcement of response actions to protect human health and the environment, and ensure meaningful public involvement in the approval and verification of cleanup plans. Deliverables include quarterly reports, meeting notes, an inventory of sites, public...
- 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...
- The Native Village of Kotzebue received a $134,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The grant supports the tribe's efforts to conduct research on the effects of climate change on the Arctic environment and indigenous communities, as well as contribute to international understanding of this issue. Key activities include collecting and analyzing tissue samples from marine life to study...
- This $124,976 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) supports the Asacarsarmiut Tribal Council in Mountain Village, Alaska. The primary objectives of this one-year grant project include: Strengthening the tribe's environmental program capacity through training and development for staff; Conducting community outreach and education on environmental topics and issues to encourage community...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $169,000 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to the Chignik Lagoon Village Council, a federally recognized tribal government in Chignik Lagoon, Alaska. The grant will fund the continued development of the tribe's environmental program, with a focus on building administrative and programmatic capacity for improved grant management and daily environmental operations. Key activities include...
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $125,000 to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) federal Project Grant for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding will enhance the Tribe's capacity to inventory, assess, and remediate brownfield sites on its lands in accordance with the objectives of EPA's CERCLA Section 128(a) program. Key activities to be performed by the Tribe include timely surveying and...
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $134,000 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) project grant to the Village of Chefornak, a federally recognized tribal government in Alaska. The grant funding will be used to: 1) Develop the tribe's administrative and programmatic capacity for its environmental protection program; 2) Conduct community outreach and education on a variety of environmental topics and issues to encourage community involvement; 3)...
- The Ohogamiut Tribal Council was awarded a $134,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to address priority environmental concerns in the community. The grant funding will be used to provide technical training and build administrative and environmental management capacity, with the goal of enhancing the tribe's meaningful participation in EPA programs. Key focus areas include establishing public...
The Sitka Tribe of Alaska received a $292,812 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The grant funding will enable the tribe to address priority environmental concerns in the Sitka community, with a focus on technical training, management capacity building, and achieving programmatic growth to maintain meaningful participation in EPA programs. Key activities include gathering baseline data on harmful algal blooms, ocean acidification, and water quality, as well as conducting an air quality monitoring baseline study. The tribe will also attend relevant conferences and trainings, enter data into the SEATOR database, and develop an air quality quality assurance project plan. The direct beneficiaries of this 2-year grant are members of the Sitka Tribe.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $133.9k | 9/24/24 | ||
| Not listed | $158.9k | 7/30/24 |