The Native American Environmental Protection Coalition (NAEPC) will receive $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resource Management under the Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance (CFDA 66.608) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. NAEPC will enhance its information technology and data management capabilities to facilitate the electronic collection, reporting, exchange, sharing, and integration of...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides $535,320 in funding to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to support their environmental protection programs under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program. The key activities to be conducted include oversight and evaluation of tribal environmental positions and programs, inter-agency coordination, GIS capacity development, staff training, air quality monitoring and outreach, brownfields...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $1,500,000 in federal funding to the Navajo Nation to support its continuing environmental programs. The key activities include removing contaminant threats to the San Juan River, assessing and cleaning up illegal trash dumps near the Nation's waters, purchasing transfer station equipment, and conducting outreach and education to tribal...
This $120,983 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) will enable the Nansemond Indian Nation to build its capacity to administer an EPA program and implement solid/hazardous waste activities. Key activities include attending conferences and training, providing comments on projects, participating in consultations, finalizing and updating the tribe's quality management plan, and developing...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 provides $335,000 in funding to the Hopi Tribe to support its comprehensive environmental protection programs. The award is funded through the EPA's Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, which offers state, local, and tribal governments flexibility to address their highest environmental priorities across multiple program areas. Under this agreement, the Hopi Tribe will engage in...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides $126,000.00 in funding to the Monacan Indian Nation to build the tribe's capacity to administer an EPA program and implement solid/hazardous waste activities. Key activities include maintaining and developing core capacities for the Monacan Indian Nation's environmental department, enhancing the tribe's water quality programs, conducting...
This $325,000 cooperative agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 and the Nez Perce Tribe enables the tribe's air program to directly implement portions of the Clean Air Act and federal air rules on tribal reservations through activities such as burn bans, agricultural and forestry burning permit programs. The key products and services provided under the agreement include working with EPA to successfully implement a delegation agreement and inspector credentials...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program, provides $248,071 in funding to the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma to support the operation of the tribe's continuing environmental programs. The key activities to be performed under this one-year award, which began on October 1, 2024, include examining, monitoring, and describing the environmental conditions of Seneca-Cayuga Nation...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (CFDA 66.926) provides $309,819 to the Rappahannock Tribe to build environmental capacity and develop comprehensive environmental protection programs. The funding will support the tribe in pursuing environmental interests, advocacy, and engagement in the environmental regulatory framework at the local, state, and national level. Key activities include...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) provides $313,000 in funding to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to build capacity and promote preservation and restoration of tribal lands. Key activities include: Developing, planning, and implementing the annual Tribal Lands and Environment Forum (TLEF) training conference for tribal environmental professionals. Providing technical and...