The ivanof BAY tribe will establish an environmental program and expand its services to its members

The tribe will build administrative and programmatic capacity for improved grant management and daily environmental program operations by improving IT's policies and procedures and mentoring other alaska tribes with similar administrative challenges. A focus area is to conduct an education and outreach effort within the local community, including assessing environmental priorities and improving local awareness thru the development of an updated EPA-tribal environmental plan. The tribe will develop a pollution prevention and waste management program to improve solid waste and recycling management. The tribe will focus on community coastal hazard project updates and needs, and share knowledge regarding data products and best practices. Partnership and participation in chignik regional climate resiliency is a focus area. The tribe will expand the chignik region watershed partnerships with a goal of identifying key resources and habitat, and partner on a watershed plan for the chignik region. And finally, the tribe will develop a qapp, and conduct aquatic invasive/non-invasive species assessment and monitoring, and apply for program-specific grants to address local deficiencies related to community environmental needs beyond baseline monitoring.activities:workplan activities for ivanof BAY will involve administrative continued capacity building as well as tribal environmental capacity building. The tribe will continue critical solid waste management programs by backhauling wastes which prevents contamination by universal wastes into waterways and on land. This will be accomplished thru activities to include community wide collection of materials that can be recycled or repurposed to reduce waste within the community, extend the life of the tribally owned landfill, and assist in the implementation of state-regulated landfill operations. Water quality improvements will involve qapp development and finalization, edna water quality baseline monitoring to better understand aquatic invasive/non-invasive species impacts on the environments thru assessment and monitoring, and watershed plan development . Community outreach and education activities are integral to this project.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the ivanof BAY tribe and the EPA expect the environmental program capacity to expand by engaging the tribal residential community. Outcomes will involve administrative continued capacity building as well as tribal environmental capacity building. The tribe will continue critical solid waste management programs by recycling wastes which prevents contamination by universal wastes into waterways and on land. Air quality activities will result in improved health among tribal members thru proven strategies and initiatives. Community outreach and education in solid waste management and water quality programs changes behavior patterns, enabling both EPA and the tribe to protect human health and the environment. Overall, these efforts will serve the tribal community for years to come.