This $132,617 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program (CFDA 66.817) will enable the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians to expand and enhance their tribal brownfields response program. Key activities include conducting site surveys and inventories, providing public engagement, and overseeing the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites across the tribal reservation. The grant aims...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians $132,617 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) Project Grant for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The funding will enhance the Tribe's capacity to establish or enhance the four statutory elements of an effective response program as outlined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section...
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians received a $127,428 project grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 under the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) program. The funding will support the tribe's brownfields response program through September 2022, including surveying and inventorying brownfield sites on tribal lands, as well as oversight, enforcement, and public involvement activities to ensure protective cleanup responses. The...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) provides $213,000.00 to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (LLBO) to enhance their brownfields response program. The primary objectives are to: (1) establish or improve the statutory elements of an effective state/tribal response program, (2) maintain a public record of brownfield sites, and (3) conduct site assessments and cleanups to...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) provides $700,000 to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to enhance their brownfields response program. The funding will be used to perform a timely survey and inventory of brownfield sites, conduct outreach for public involvement, update ordinances and approval mechanisms, and oversee the assessment and cleanup of at least 2 brownfield...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) provides $100,000 to the Oglala Sioux Tribe of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to enhance their brownfields response program. The funding will be used to conduct site surveys and environmental assessments, oversee cleanups, and expand public outreach and education on the tribe's voluntary cleanup efforts. The objective is to assist in...
This Project Grant award of $144,750.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) will support the Makah Indian Tribe's efforts to enhance their brownfields response program. The primary objectives are to establish or improve the four key statutory elements of an effective state or tribal response program, maintain a public record of brownfield sites, and conduct assessments or cleanups to help build...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $120,000 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (FSST) on October 1, 2024. The purpose of this one-year project grant is to enhance FSST's capacity to establish and maintain an effective brownfields response program, as specified under the statutory elements of CERCLA Section 128(a). Key activities include conducting site inventories, providing public involvement, and...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA 66.817) provides $124,280 to the Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc. (ENIPC) to enhance the organization's brownfields response program. The funding will support ENIPC in conducting activities to establish or improve the four key statutory elements of an effective state or tribal response program, including site inventories,...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $317,000 CERCLA Section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program Grant (CFDA 66.817) to the Squaxin Island Tribe to enhance the capacity of the Tribe's brownfields response program. The funding will support the Tribe in conducting timely surveys and inventories of brownfield sites, providing oversight and enforcement authorities to ensure response actions protect human health and the environment, facilitating public involvement, approving...