The purpose of this american rescue plan-funded grant is to seek to educate the public and municipalities about environmental and public health issues that arise from contaminated stormwater runoff

The recipient will develop a community stormwater enhancement project that fall under the statute of the safe drinking water act, section 1442. The educational materials activities, and social media campaigns will demonstrate the importance of clean water and the effects of contaminants on the water supply. Showing the effects of contaminants on the numerous lakes, rivers, and streams that are in the choctaw nation's territory will help educate the community on the importance of proper waste handling and disposal as a mitigation effort. These activities will also educate the community on how to properly identify potential hazards in the water systems after a major storm or flooding event. This project will target an estimated 20 communities and municipalities for technical assistance and training, including the purchase and delivery of drainage culverts for installation. The last aspect of the project will focus on the purchase and installation of an estimated 200 units of signage and placards for drop inlets and storm drains in communities across the 12 districts of the choctaw nation. There will not be any subawards as part of the project. Activities:the activities to be performed include provide educational activities, outreach, training, and community assistance to focus on the importance of keeping stormwater and groundwater free from contaminants, especially after a major storm or flooding event. This education will also focus on identifying potential sources of contamination before IT reaches these water supplies. The goal is to help citizens recognize the critical role that each individual plays in helping identify hazards as well as how to mitigate those potential hazards. IT is estimated that the project will have 40 total events, a mix of both community educational and outreach events and municipality outreach and technical assistance events/meetings. The educational events will be held at community centers throughout the tribal reservation at an approximate schedule of five events per month for each of the four quarters of the project performance period. There will be community center outreach and educational events. Surveys and metric data will be collected at the educational and training events to assist in the reporting and project evaluation. Drop inlet markers and drain placards will be distributed to the identified communities in districts 2, 3, and 4. The targeted results of these activities will be the completion of an estimated 5 community educational and training events in CNO districts 2, 3, and 4, the successful completion of 7 municipality assistance and trainings, the distribution and collection of surveys and metric data, the distribution of drop inlet markers and drain placards in these districts, the generation of quarterly metrics, and the completion of the quarterly reports. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables are training and outreach materials that will be designed, created, and procured. Choctaw will also produce and provide training and educational videos. Choctaw will host educational outreach and training events throughout the 12 CNO and will deliver attendance records, surveys, and metric data collected for quarterly reporting. There will be an estimated 20 municipality assistance and training that includes the delivery of necessary culverts that will be installed by the municipality, number of drainage improvements completed, assistance with stormwater training (as needed), and the collection of metric data for quarterly reporting. There will be delivery and installation of signage and placards for drain inlets across 12 districts. Expected outcomes from these activities are a reduc