The primary objectives of this project are to develop and strengthen the tribes' administrative and programmatic capacity, solid waste and recycling program, and communication capacity.activities:some…

The Native Village of Tatitlek received a $134,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (CFDA 66.926), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The award supports capacity-building initiatives focused on strengthening the tribe's administrative, programmatic, and communication infrastructure. Primary deliverables include quarterly newsletters and community education materials on recycling and environmental topics, maintenance of tribal office operations overseeing the GAP program with proper record-keeping and financial reporting, and continued collection and management of household hazardous waste for shipment.

Anticipated outcomes encompass regular submissions to EPA and tribal council, including quarterly performance reports, newsletters, work plan progress updates, budget-to-actual accounting statements, and financial status information within 30 days of each fiscal quarter. Additional deliverables include published articles and advertisements in community publications, signs and brochures distributed to promote environmental awareness, annual estimates of recyclables collected and associated shipping costs, photographic documentation, and inventories of recovered materials such as vehicles, scrap metal, and white appliances. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement, with all activities implemented directly by the Native Village of Tatitlek to benefit community members.

The primary objectives of this project are to develop and strengthen the tribes' administrative and programmatic capacity, solid waste and recycling program, and communication capacity.activities:some of the activities include writing newsletter and announcements to educate community on recycling and other environmental topics, attending the alaska tribal conference on environmental management and alaska forum on the environment conferences, maintaining their tribal office overseeing the GAP program ensuring record keeping and financial reporting and continue to collect and separate household hazardous waste and prepare for shipping. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:some anticipated deliverables are: articles and/or ADS to editor quarterly, post and distribute signs and brochures as necessary, copies of newsletters to EPA and council with each quarterly performance report, work plan progress and budget-to-actual accounting statements quarterly, summarize specific activities conducted/ work products produced in support of each task, and financial status information quarterly, quarterly performance reports and deliverables to EPA tribal coordinator and council within 30 days after each fiscal quarter, estimate of amounts recyclables collected and shipping costs annually, photos of recyclables, estimate of approximate amount of vehicles, scrap metal, white appliances. The intended beneficiaries are the native village of tatitlek community members.