The bristol BAY area health corporation will use GAP funding to address priority environmental concerns in the communities they serve

Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation 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 provides capacity-building support to address environmental priorities in Bristol Bay region tribal communities through technical training, administrative development, and environmental skills enhancement aligned with member tribes' priorities. Key focus areas include establishing public participation and education programs, emergency preparedness planning, and solid waste management implementation.

Deliverables under this award include quarterly progress reports 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. The grant emphasizes community outreach and education as instrumental to achieving environmental outcomes, with activities designed to build collaborative relationships between tribal environmental programs and EPA initiatives. Direct beneficiaries are members of BBAHC's constituent tribes. No subawards are 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 member 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 bristol BAY area health corporation 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 bbahc's tribes.