Project Grant X1964180040

This $135,000 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) provides funding to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to implement projects and activities that assist public water systems serving tribal communities in complying with drinking water regulations and furthering the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The key products and services to be delivered include upgrading...

This $487,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.468) program is providing funding to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to implement infrastructure upgrades and support activities that help drinking water systems serving tribal communities comply with federal drinking water regulations. Specifically, the grant will fund projects to upgrade drinking water systems in the Bogue Chitto, Conehatta, and...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded $931,538 under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The Formula Grant will support three infrastructure projects to improve drinking water safety for over 2,700 homes on the Mississippi Choctaw Reservation in Choctaw and Neshoba Counties, Mississippi. Specifically, the projects aim to reduce the risk of drinking water contamination through addressing acute or potential failures in water...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,590,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service under the Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities program (CFDA 10.760). The funding supports the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally recognized tribal government, in developing and improving critical water infrastructure, including drinking water systems, wastewater treatment facilities, solid waste management systems, and stormwater...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program provides $902,543 in funding to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) to support a range of environmental protection and capacity building activities. The key services delivered through this award include: Developing the tribe's technical capacity and infrastructure for environmental management across areas such as water quality...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) provides $240,000.00 in funding to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB) to enhance solid waste management and recycling infrastructure. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Increasing source reduction at the LTBB Pow Wow Grounds and Natural Resources Department by installing 5 water bottle...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Facilities Operations and Maintenance Federal Grant Program (CFDA 15.048) awarded a $28,156,224.34 block grant to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on October 1, 2024. The grant provides essential operational and maintenance funding for non-educational facilities owned or operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the Choctaw tribal community. The funding supports a range of infrastructure and service-related activities, including facility management,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia program (CFDA 66.920), provides $744,809 to the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes to enhance their municipal solid waste management and recycling programs. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: 1) expanding and improving recycling collection locations, services,...

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was awarded a $100,000 Project Grant from the EPA's Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes (CFDA 66.812). Through this award, the Choctaw Nation will administer a hazardous waste management program that focuses on household hazardous waste minimization and recycling, and the management of used oil and universal wastes. Key activities will include organizing four multi-community household hazardous waste collection events open to tribal members, as well...

This $7,355,000 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CFDA 66.458) program provides capitalization funding to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The purpose is to allow MDEQ to offer low-interest financing to various subrecipients for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities and implementation of other water quality management activities. The anticipated deliverables include...