This project will assist the eklutna native village in building capacities and developing programs to protect the tribal environment and health

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded a $134,000 Project Grant to the Native Village of Eklutna under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (CFDA 66.926), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This award supports capacity-building initiatives across five core areas: administrative, programmatic, communications, solid and hazardous waste management, and technical capacity. The Native Village of Eklutna will establish and maintain an environmental office with dedicated administrative and program management functions while conducting staff training, community outreach, and technical research on environmental issues including water quality, watershed management, energy, and waste management.

Deliverables under this award include performance reports, outreach materials, event summary reports, recycling reports, memoranda of agreements, and an updated environmental inventory. The project will implement community education and recycling activities while assisting with Eklutna River monitoring and management planning. Expected outcomes include increased tribal administrative and programmatic capacity to assess and address environmental concerns, expanded community environmental knowledge, reduction in recyclable and hazardous waste entering landfills, and enhanced tribal technical capabilities to prioritize and develop targeted environmental programs. No subawards have been included in this assistance agreement.

Objectives/workplan components include: 1. Building administrative capacity; 2. Building programmatic capacity; 3. Building communications capacity; 4. Building solid and hazardous waste management capacity; and 5. Building technical capacity.activities:workplan activities/tasks include: maintaining an environmental office and administrative and program management functions; attending training and researching issues and resources; communicating internally and externally about issues; conducting community education activities; conducting recycling activities; building technical knowledge of water, watersheds, energy, and waste; developing an environmental inventory; and assisting with eklutna river monitoring and management planning. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the intended beneficiaries of this project are the eklutna native village/ native village of eklutna, tribal members, and the local public. The expected outcomes of this project include: increasing tribal administrative capacity to respond to local environmental concerns; increasing tribal programmatic capacity to assess local environmental issues; increasing community knowledge of environmental issues and actions protective of the environment; decreasing amounts of recyclables and hazardous wastes entering landfill; and increasing tribal technical capacities to prioritize environmental needs and develop programs to address them. Anticipated deliverables include: performance reports; outreach materials; event summary reports; recycling reports; memorandums of agreements; and an updated environmental inventory.