Project Grant 98T53301

Award Date 10/1/23
Completion Date 9/30/25
Dollars Obligated $287K
Federal Agency
EPA Region 9
Federal Grant Program
66.926
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Chicken Ranch Rancheria, Jamestown, CA 95327, USA
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DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE CHICKEN RANCH RANCHERIA OF ME-WUK INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA TO BUILD ITS CAPACITY TO ADMINISTER MULTI-MEDIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS ON INDIAN LANDS. THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $142,438.ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT A RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING FEASIBILITY STUDY AND DEVELOP A PROGRAM PLAN, CARRY OUT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, BUILD CAPACITY FOR BOOSTING HABITAT HEALTH FOR POLLINATORS, INCREASE COMPOSTING CAPACITY TO MANAGE INCREASING ORGANICS WASTE FROM TRIBAL ESTABLISHMENTS, CREATE CAPACITY TO MEASURE SOIL HEALTH, COLLECT TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE FROM ELDERS, AND HOST AN INTERTRIBAL EARTH DAY.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PROGRAM PLAN, SUMMARY REPORTS OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, REPORTS NOTING POUNDS OF ORGANICS COMPOSTED, OUTREACH MATERIALS AND RECORD OF DOCUMENTED STORIES, AND EARTH DAY EVENT PLANS AND SUMMARY. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE THE MEMBERS AND/OR RESIDENTS OF THE CHICKEN RANCH RANCHERIA OF ME-WUK INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA.

Posted 8/3/23, 12:00 AM