This project will assist the levelock village / levelock 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 Levelock Village Council under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (CFDA 66.926) beginning October 1, 2025, and extending through September 30, 2027. This project grant supports capacity-building initiatives across five core environmental management areas: administrative capacity, programmatic capacity, communications capacity, solid and hazardous waste management capacity, and technical capacity. The award enables the tribal government to maintain an environmental office, conduct staff training on environmental issues and resources, develop community education programs, implement source separation and resource recovery activities, and build technical knowledge related to water, air, and waste management.

The anticipated deliverables under this award include performance reports, outreach materials, event summary reports, recycling and waste activity reports, and a comprehensive environmental inventory. The project is designed to increase Levelock Village's administrative and programmatic capacity to assess and respond to local environmental concerns, enhance community knowledge of environmental protection measures, reduce recyclables and hazardous waste entering the landfill, and strengthen tribal technical capacity to prioritize and address environmental needs. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement, with all funding directed toward direct tribal implementation of environmental management activities benefiting village residents and tribal members.

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 monitoring erosion. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the intended beneficiaries of this project are the levelock 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.