Develop projects that meet the goals,… (98T82801) – Project Grant to North American Development Bank

Description: The purpose of this award is to develop projects that meet the goals, objectives and guiding principles of the border 2025: US-mexico environmental program (program). The workplan efforts of the north american development bank (nadbank) outlines the tasks to implement projects and activities benefiting border and tribal communities located in the california/baja california and arizona/sonora regions. This assistance agreement provides partial federal funding in the amount of $139,877. See terms and conditions. Four long-term strategic goals identified in the program address environmental and public health challenges in these regions. The goals of border 2025 will also help nadbank staff to consider and address regional priority areas and activities EPA and program partners have proposed to undertake in the program to benefit residents living in this region. Listed below are the border 2025 program goals: goal 1: reduce air pollution goal 2: improve water quality goal 3: promote sustainable materials and waste management, and clean sites goal 4: improve joint preparedness for and response to hazardous environmental emergencies twelve guiding principles have also been identified in the program guide nadbank's work which also works to support its mission statement which is to 'protect the environment and public health in the U.S.-mexico border region consistent with the principles of sustainable development'. These principles ensure consistency among all aspects of border 2025. Also, the program continues to build from previous successful binational environmental efforts. These guiding principles are intended to guide the activities developed within the framework of this program to promote leveraging of other initiatives that have similar objectives and that contribute to the environmental health and well-being of border communities in the arizona/sonora and california/baja CA region. Key guiding principles addressed in nadbank's workplan include: prioritize environmental equity and address disproportionate environmental impacts in border communities by protecting, improving, and promoting environmental awareness and environmental and human health.; develop and deploy new climate friendly strategies and solutions, while partnering and engaging community stakeholders, as well as local, state, federal, and tribal authorities; address tribal and indigenous peoples: the united states recognizes that tribal governments of federally recognized tribes are sovereign entities, and the equity issues affecting the reservation environments of those tribal governments must be addressed in the united states on a government- to-government basis and, implement a project analysis by conducting an analysis in conjunction with EPA staff to define unmet border 2025 objectives. This analysis will evaluate projects selected through the 2021 RFP and in 2022 with the purpose of identifying unmet priorities for new project funding in the california/baja california and the arizona/sonora border region.activities:staff of the north american development bank (nadbank) will work on the implementation of projects and activities to benefit community residents living along the US-mexico border region as defined by the LA PAZ agreement: the 1983 LA PAZ agreement between the united states and mexico is a pact to protect, conserve, and improve the environment of the border region of both countries. The agreement defined the region as the 62 MI (100 KM) to the north and south of the international border. 'the US-MX border programs lead by the united states environmental protection agency (usepa) and mexico's ministry of the environment and natural resources (semarnat) stemmed from the 1983 'LA PAZ agreement' signed by ronald reagan and miguel DE LA madrid and designated EPA and semarnat as national coordinators'. Task 1 - implementat

Action	Obligated	Date
Amendment	$60,000	Oct 17, 2024
Original award	$139,877	Jun 6, 2024

Develop projects that meet the goals, objectives and guiding principles of the border 2025: US-mexico environmental program (program)

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