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 Region 10 awarded a $111,000 Project Grant to the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) program. The funding will enhance the Tribe's Brownfields Tribal Response Program to meet the requirements of CERCLA Section 128(a), including cataloging and inventorying potentially contaminated sites on Tribal lands, identifying Brownfields sites, developing a public record of such sites,...
This $111,000 project grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 supports the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska's response program under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817). The program provides for timely survey and inventory of brownfield sites on tribal lands, as well as oversight, enforcement, and public involvement mechanisms to ensure protective response actions and verification of completed cleanups. The objective...
The EPA Region 10 awarded a $319,410 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant to the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. The purpose of this 1-year project grant is to enhance the tribe's brownfields response program by funding activities to survey and inventory brownfield sites, provide oversight and enforcement authorities, ensure public involvement, and approve cleanup plans. The grant will enable the tribe to assess and prepare for the cleanup of...
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...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $133,916 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to the Cheeshna Tribe in Alaska. The grant will fund activities to build the tribe's administrative and programmatic capacity in waste management, climate change adaptation, and emergency response. Key activities include staff training, community cleanups, recycling initiatives, developing an integrated waste management plan, and creating climate...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $134,000 Project Grant under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) to the Ugashik Traditional Village, a federally recognized tribal government located in Anchorage, Alaska. The grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, will support the tribe in establishing an environmental program and expanding services to its members. Key activities include: Building administrative and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $134,000 Project Grant to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The grant will fund the tribe's efforts to continue establishing and expanding its environmental program capacity over a one-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Key activities include conducting a recycling and backhaul program to reduce waste, carrying out community outreach and...
The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe was awarded a $158,213 Project Grant under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 29, 2025. The purpose of this grant is to develop and enhance the administrative capacity of the tribe's environmental staff, maintain an early warning system for harmful algal blooms and shellfish toxins to protect human health, provide baseline data and...