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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 awarded $134,000 to the Iliamna Village Council under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (CFDA 66.926) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The project supports capacity-building initiatives across five critical areas: administrative capacity, programmatic capacity, communications capacity, solid and hazardous waste management capacity, and technical capacity for environmental protection and tribal health.

The grant funds direct implementation of environmental management activities with no external sub-awards. Key deliverables include performance reports, outreach materials, event summary reports, recycling and waste activity reports, and a comprehensive environmental inventory. Project activities encompass maintaining an environmental office with administrative functions, conducting staff training on environmental issues and resources, implementing community education programs, establishing source separation and resource recovery activities, building technical knowledge in water, air, and waste management, and developing surface water quality monitoring capacity. Expected outcomes include increased tribal administrative and programmatic capacity to address environmental concerns, enhanced community environmental awareness, reduced recyclable and hazardous waste entering landfills, and strengthened tribal technical capabilities to prioritize and implement environmental protection programs benefiting tribal members and the local public.

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 building surface water quality monitoring capacity. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the intended beneficiaries of this project are the iliamna 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.