The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $110,000 Project Grant to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant will support the Tribe's environmental management capacity building efforts, including planning, developing and establishing environmental protection programs on tribal lands. Key activities to be performed with GAP funding include implementing the Tribe's solid and hazardous waste program, conducting educational outreach, and overseeing brownfields site assessments, remediation and redevelopment. The goal of the funding is to assist the Ponca Tribe in developing the capacity to manage their environmental protection programs and implement solid and hazardous waste programs on tribal lands in a manner that protects public health.
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