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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $268,000 to Igiugig Village through the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (CFDA 66.926) for the project period of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This project grant supports capacity-building activities across five core focus areas: administrative capacity, programmatic capacity, communications capacity, solid and hazardous waste management capacity, and technical capacity. The award directly benefits the Igiugig Village tribal government, tribal members, and the local public through environmental protection and management initiatives tailored to the community's needs.

The deliverables and services provided under this award include the establishment and maintenance of an environmental office with administrative and program management functions; completion of performance reports and event summary reports; development and distribution of community outreach and education materials; implementation of source separation and resource recovery activities with accompanying activity reports; creation of an environmental inventory documenting local environmental conditions; and development of tribal spill response capabilities. These activities collectively aim to increase tribal administrative and programmatic capacity to address local environmental concerns, enhance community knowledge of environmental issues, reduce recyclable and hazardous waste entering landfills, and build technical expertise to prioritize and address environmental needs. No subrecipient subawards are 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 source separation and resource recovery activities; building technical knowledge of water, air, and waste; developing an environmental inventory; and developing spill response capabilities. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the intended beneficiaries of this project are the igiugig village, 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; copies of outreach materials; event summary reports; recycling and waste activity reports; and an environmental inventory.