Project Grant 02J72401
- The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe received a $125,000 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) to conduct brownfield site assessment, inventory and remediation activities on tribal lands through September 2022. The grant funding will support the Tribe's response program, which includes surveying and inventorying brownfield sites contaminated with hazardous substances. It will also provide oversight and enforcement...
- This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) will enable the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to modernize and streamline their existing processes and tools for data collection, storage, visualization, and sharing. The project aims to improve the tribe's ability to exchange environmental data essential for informing and supporting watershed restoration efforts,...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) provides $295,723 to the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) to enhance the organization's brownfields response program in the Alaska portion of the Yukon River watershed. The primary objectives are to: (1) establish or enhance the statutory elements of an effective state or tribal response program, (2) maintain and...
- This Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 66.436) provides $264,084.00 to the Ketchikan Indian Community (KIC) to partner with the U.S. Geological Survey, the State of Alaska, and other Southeast Alaska tribes to monitor water quality and evaluate potential impacts from mining operations within the U.S.-British Columbia transboundary watershed. Key...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10, under the Section 104(b)(3) Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.436), provides $443,925 in funding to the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska. The grant supports activities to establish a foundational understanding of the water quality and ecosystem health of the Alaska-British Columbia transboundary watersheds. Key...
- The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe received a $166,556 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Alaska Subsistence Management Program (CFDA 15.636) to co-manage subsistence fisheries in Alaska. This program aims to sustain subsistence fisheries on federal public lands through collaborative research and monitoring projects. The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe's award will allow them to engage with federal subsistence managers and incorporate local indigenous knowledge to responsibly...
- This $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will enhance the Yakama Nation's brownfields response program. The primary objectives are to: (1) establish or enhance the statutory elements of an effective tribal response program, (2) maintain a public record of sites with completed and planned response actions, and (3) conduct site assessments and cleanups to help establish the...
- This federal Project Grant award of $134,000 was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The primary objectives of the award are to conduct water quality sampling and data analysis, record environmental observations, attend training to enhance grants management skills, and provide technical assistance to member tribes. Key activities include baseline water sampling, drone aerial monitoring, snow and...
- This $228,087 project grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.436) will support the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in collecting baseline biological data and sediment samples on four transboundary rivers in southeast Alaska. The goal is to assess potential impacts from mining pollution in the U.S.-British Columbia transboundary...
- 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...
DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF, MAINTAIN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON HABS AND SHELLFISH TOXINS TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH, PROVIDE BASELINE DATA AND OUTREACH INFORMATION TO YTT TRIBAL MEMBERS TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE TO OUR OCEANS AND SUBSISTENCE RESOURCES, REDUCE SOLID WASTE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ORGANIZING COMMUNITY AND BEACH CLEANUPS AND IDENTIFY TRADITIONAL SITES THAT HAVE BEEN USED FOR TRADITIONAL AND SUBSISTENCE PURPOSES. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE COLLECTING BIWEEKLY WATER SAMPLES AND SHELLFISH SAMPLES AND SHIP TO SITKA TRIBE OF ALASKA LAB FOR ANALYSIS, ADDING NEW SITES TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TRIBAL HARVESTER EFFORTS, MAINTAINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE WITH A FULLTIME DIRECTOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS, ENTERING DATA INTO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR TRACKING, CONTINUING TO ENTER QA SAMPLE COLLECTION AND RESULT DATA INTO SHARED QA DATABASE HOSTED BY SOUTHEAST ALASKA TRIBAL OCEAN RESEARCH, COLLECTING KEY BASELINE DATA ON FOOD WASTE AND EXISTING COMPOSTING EFFORTS, DEVELOPING A MAP OF HISTORICAL SITES USING LIDAR WITHIN TRIBE'S TRADITIONAL AREA THAT HAVE BEEN USED FOR SUBSISTENCE HARVESTING THAT MAY STILL BE IMPACTED BY CONTAMINANTS FROM MILITARY. (ES)(CONSULTANT). SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE LIST OF IDENTIFIED HISTORICAL SITES AND MAP, DATA REPORTS FROM DATA PLATFORM AND SAMPLES, MEETING MINUTES AND AGENDAS, CORRESPONDENCE, MEETING NOTES, PRESENTATION AND OUTREACH MATERIALS AND FLYERS, FIELD DATASHEETS, PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTS ON WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS AND QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE MEMBERS OF YAKUTAT TLINGIT TRIBE AND COMMUNITY.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $133.2k | 8/4/25 | ||
| Not listed | $158.2k | 7/9/24 |