The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) federal grant program. The funding will support the tribe in filling traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) data gaps related to past and current beneficial use impairment assessments in the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern (AOC). Key activities include plant and wildlife contaminant monitoring,...
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 Native Village of Bill Moore's Slough in Alaska. The grant funding will be used to address priority environmental concerns in the community, with a focus on technical training and building management capacity to achieve programmatic growth and maintain meaningful participation in EPA programs. Key activities include establishing public...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $133,923 Project Grant to the Angoon Community Association (ACA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The funding will be used by ACA, a federally recognized tribal government in Angoon, Alaska, to address priority environmental concerns in the community. Key activities will focus on building environmental management capacity across solid waste, drinking water, and harmful algal bloom issues. The grant...
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 EPA Region 10 awarded a $228,087 project grant (CFDA 66.436 - Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements) to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) to collect baseline biological data and sediment samples on four transboundary rivers in Southeast Alaska. The purpose is to assess potential impacts from mining pollution in the U.S.-British Columbia transboundary watershed. Key deliverables include a quality assurance project...
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 $300,000 project grant to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) program. The grant will fund a 4-year effort by the tribe to provide traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) education to the Akwesasne community about traditional practices in the St. Lawrence River Area of Concern. The tribe will host a minimum of 40 educational workshops related to ecological activities,...
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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $124,677 Project Grant to the Penobscot Indian Nation under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program. The grant funding will be used by the tribe to expand and enhance their air monitoring activities, with a focus on sampling and collecting data for 67 hazardous air toxics on the Penobscot Indian Nation reservation. Key...
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...