The native village of georgetown will use GAP funding to address priority environmental concerns in the community

The Georgetown Tribal Council received a $134,000 project grant awarded October 1, 2025, under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (CFDA 66.926), administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10. This two-year grant supports capacity-building initiatives focused on environmental management and tribal participation in EPA programs. The Native Village of Georgetown will deliver technical training to strengthen administrative and environmental skills, establish public participation and education programs, develop emergency preparedness protocols, and address solid waste management priorities through community outreach and implementation planning.

Deliverables under this award include quarterly progress reports to EPA documenting environmental results in priority areas, trip reports detailing technical capacities gained from relevant trainings and conferences, and photographic documentation of environmental clean-ups, community trainings, and events demonstrating programmatic accomplishments. The grant emphasizes building collaborative relationships among multiple tribal environmental programs and agencies to enhance meaningful participation in EPA initiatives. Direct beneficiaries are members of the Native Village of Georgetown, with no subawards included in this assistance agreement.

Environmental staff will focus on technical training and building management capacity, with the goal of achieving programmatic growth to maintain meaningful participation in EPA programs. Key areas of focus include establishing public participation and education, emergency preparedness, and addressing solid waste management issues. Activities:activities performed under the grant will focus on technical training to build administrative and environmental skills relevant to the tribe's priorities. A key element of this program involves building a path towards increased collaboration with multiple tribal environmental programs and agencies, ultimately enhancing meaningful participation in EPA programs. Finally, community outreach and education will be instrumental to achieving environmental results, including solid waste planning and implementation.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables from the native village of georgetown will include quarterly progress reports to EPA, outlining progress towards environmental results in priority areas. In addition, trip reports will outline technical capacities gained from attending relevant trainings and conferences. Finally, photos of environmental clean-UPS, community trainings and events will demonstrate the accomplishments resulting from these work plan commitments. Direct beneficiaries of this grant are members of the tribe.