The native village of tanana will use GAP funding to address priority environmental concerns in the community, including compiling baseline water quality sampling data, promoting sustainability in…

The Native Village of Tanana received a $134,000 Project Grant from the 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 grant funds capacity-building and environmental management activities designed to address priority environmental concerns in the community. Key deliverables include a comprehensive water quality management plan and summary report synthesizing baseline water quality sampling data collected since 2012, an updated EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan, and enhanced administrative grants management systems and procedures.

The grant supports four primary service areas: water quality monitoring and assessment, sustainable solid waste management program improvements, administrative grants management advancement, and community environmental education and outreach. Specific products and services to be delivered include progress reports to EPA, presentations, meeting notes, educational materials, event documentation (including flyers, attendance lists, and photographs), and trip reports. Grant activities also encompass planning and research into waste management technologies, participation in relevant professional conferences and webinars, and community engagement events that involve tribal members in environmental stewardship initiatives. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement; all funding is directed toward direct tribal implementation by the Native Village of Tanana.

The native village of tanana will use GAP funding to address priority environmental concerns in the community, including compiling baseline water quality sampling data, promoting sustainability in tanana's solid waste management program, advancing the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative grants management, and conducting community outreach and education. Activities:program activities will include compiling baseline water quality sampling data collected since 2012 into a summary report and water quality management plan, improving waste management through planning, partnering, program development, and research into new technologies, attending relevant conferences and webinars, updating the EPA-tribal environmental plan, and hosting events where educational materials are shared, activities are provided, and the community is involved. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:anticipated deliverables from nativer villager of tanana will include progress reports to EPA, copies of presentations, meeting notes, flyers, attendance lists, photos, and trip reports. Expected outcomes are a better understanding of water quality issues and how to safeguard the watershed, a cleaner environment and better human health through sustainable waste management, and enhanced administrative grants management capacity. Direct beneficiaries of this grant are members of the tribe.