The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians will receive $500,000 through a cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.818) program. With this funding, the recipient will inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement activities related to brownfield sites within Census Tract 9400.01 on the Red Lake Reservation in...
This federal Project Grant award provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CFDA Program 66.034 - Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act totals $115,000.00 and runs from June 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The award funds the expansion and enhancement of air monitoring activities by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians on the Red Lake Reservation. Specifically, the grant will support...
The Redwood Valley Little River Band of Pomo Indians will receive $176,681 from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608) to enhance its information technology and data management capabilities for environmental protection programs. The Tribe will build a spatial viewer to allow staff to geospatially analyze environmental data stored in its Tribal Water Quality Database. It will also create a...
The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608). The Tribe will develop an Environmental Data Management and Reporting System to facilitate electronic collection, reporting, exchange, sharing and integration of environmental data. They will test and implement the system, develop a...
This $200,000 Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management will support the Dry Creek Rancheria, operated by the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians, in developing its environmental data and resource management capabilities. Funded under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608), the Tribe will create an Environmental Data and Resource Management System, develop a strategic plan for...
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will receive $400,000 through a three-year Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608) to enhance tribal data management capabilities. The Tribe will develop a mobile application for field staff to enter water quality measurements offline and provide training resources to build individual tribal programs' capacity for electronic data collection,...
This $430,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487), will support the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota to implement their Nutrient Reduction Strategy. Key activities include hiring dedicated staff, conducting water quality assessments, updating the tribe's Non-Point Source Management Plan and obtaining Treatment as a State status for the Clean...
This Project Grant award of $491,882 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487) provides funding to the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. The purpose is to support the implementation of the tribe's nutrient reduction strategy and build capacity to manage non-point source pollution within the Mississippi River/Atchafalaya River Basin. Key activities include...
This Project Grant award of $260,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will provide funding to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Leech Lake Tribal Council) to build environmental program capacity. The grant will enable the tribe to assess, monitor, and develop strategies for protecting human health and the environment on the Leech Lake Reservation. Specific activities include administrative oversight,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902) has awarded a $250,000 project grant to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in Minnesota. The grant, awarded on September 29, 2023, will fund efforts to provide safe and reliable year-round lake access to five sites, enabling the tribe's members to demonstrate successful and responsible fishing practices. This grant supports the program's objectives of promoting sustainable agriculture and helping landowners...
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians was awarded a $499,999 Project Grant under the EPA's Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) to enhance the tribe's IT and data management capabilities for environmental data. The 3-year grant, starting October 1, 2023, will allow the tribe to reuse and leverage existing tools for environmental data management and exchange, as well as improve support for water quality data quality control and assessment. Key activities include providing access to integrated environmental data management tools, offering training on these tools, and enhancing the tribe's data system to calculate water quality criteria and perform quality control on water quality data. The expected outcomes are greater tribal capacity to manage, review, analyze, and share environmental data in a more streamlined and timely manner, leading to improved local and national decision-making for environmental protection.