Project two funds projects that support tribal participation in the superfund process, build tribal capacity to manage and respond to emergencies, and increase engagement with EPA on legacy…

Project two funds projects that support tribal participation in the superfund process, build tribal capacity to manage and respond to emergencies, and increase engagement with EPA on legacy hard-rock mining response actions. Project two facilitates inter-tribal networking and capacity-building opportunities by providing sessions on superfund and emergency response topics at the TLEF, support for tribal participants in the tribal superfund working group (TSFWG), and online resources. Project two includes support for a new, annual virtual meeting on legacy hard-rock mining issues. Finally, under project two, the recipient will identify superfund issues of importance to tribes, conduct research on those issues, and disseminate the results of the research to tribes through reports and tools to support their participation in the superfund program.activities:under this cooperative agreement, the recipient will: 1. Include superfund-related and emergency management-related sessions and activities in the annual tribal training conference - tribal lands and environment forum (TLEF). 2. Support tribal members of the tribal superfund working group (TSFWG) and the tribal superfund working group advisory council. 3. Build tribal capacity to meaningfully engage in the superfund process, conduct research, develop research products, and disseminate results to tribal members of the TSFWG. 4. Develop and deliver at least three in-person site visits for tribal members of the TSFWG. 5. Host at least four virtual trial legacy hard-rock mining meetings. 6. Maintain and enhance the tribal lands assistance center website for project two activities. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:outputs: 1. Deliver a successful superfund track, sessions, and field trips and emergency management-related sessions and activities at five TLEF conferences. 2. Deliver four (QUARTERLY) TSFWG meetings per year and provided technical, organizational, administrative, and logistical support for the TSFWG. 3. Deliver at least three successful in-person TSFWG site visits for tribal members of the TSFWG. 4. Expand and diversify tribal membership in the TSFWG. 5. Identify and prioritize research areas related to increasing tribes' capacity to meaningfully engage in the superfund remedial program, conducted in-depth research on four topics, and created and disseminated research products to the TSFWG and other tribal environmental professionals. 6. Build a network of tribal representatives interested in response actions at legacy hard-rock mining sites and delivered at least four virtual meetings between tribes, EPA, and other partners and stakeholders to discuss topics related to response actions at legacy hard-rock mining sites. 7. Maintain and enhance the tribal lands assistance center website to provide online materials, information, tools, and research products developed under this cooperative agreement. 8. Provide successful opportunities for effective engagement, communication, relationship-building, and information exchange among tribes, and between tribes and EPA, on superfund, emergency management and hard-rock mining program issues. Outcomes: 1. Improved communication, relationships, collaboration, and coordination among all superfund site stakeholders and participants (tribal, state, responsible party, EPA, etc.) working through the cleanup process at a site in indian country or of interest to a tribe. 2. Improved communication, relationships, collaboration, and coordination among tribal environmental professionals and between tribes and EPA in superfund, emergency management, and mining program areas. 3. Increased capacity and technical knowledge of tribal environmental professionals related to the superfund remedial and removal programs, emergency management, and legacy hard-rock mining sites. 4. Increased participation of tribes in all phases of the superfund pipeline. 5. Increased