This $118,321 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act will fund the expansion and enhancement of the Cherokee Nation's air monitoring activities in Oklahoma. The funding will be used to maintain, operate, or upgrade three existing air monitoring stations on the Cherokee Nation reservation, located in Sequoyah County,...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $233,000 Project Grant under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act (CFDA 66.034) program to the Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency in North Carolina. The grant funding will support the expansion and enhancement of the agency's air monitoring activities, including purchasing a T640X PM10 monitor, a calibrator kit, and pumps to support current monitoring...
This Project Grant award in the amount of $2,615,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act provides funding to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) to expand and enhance air monitoring activities across the state. The key activities to be performed under this grant include operating and maintaining an...
This Project Grant award of $122,410 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 was provided to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926). The funding will build EBCI's capacity to administer environmental programs on tribal lands, including identifying environmental priorities, supporting an Environmental Resources Manager position, conducting aquatic monitoring and stream bank stabilization, water...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 awarded Cherokee Nation $177,536 under the Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act federal grant program (CFDA 66.034) to enhance particulate matter 2.5 and other National Ambient Air Quality Standards pollutant monitoring in communities with environmental justice concerns from August 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Through this funding, Cherokee Nation will replace...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $4,999,999 Cooperative Agreement under the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CFDA 66.046) program to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). The funding will support the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures identified in EBCI's priority climate action plan. Key project activities include: Developing a microgrid at the Cherokee Boys Club to support an electric school bus fleet and a...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $285,275 Project Grant under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program to the La Posta Band of Mission Indians. The grant will fund the expansion and enhancement of the tribe's air monitoring activities, including upgrading existing monitoring sites to measure nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide, purchasing equipment to support...
This $194,727 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" program (CFDA 66.034) will fund upgrades to the La Jolla Band of Mission Indians' air monitoring capabilities. Specifically, the grant will be used to purchase and install a new air monitoring shelter, solar power equipment, and an ozone (O3) analyzer at the...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $199,349 Project Grant under the "Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act" (CFDA 66.034) program to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The funding will support the expansion and enhancement of the tribe's air monitoring activities over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. Key project activities include improving...
This federal Project Grant award provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act totals $115,000.00 and runs from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The award funds the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians on the Red Lake Reservation. Specifically, the grant will support...