Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes
Active
- Assistance listing
- 66.812
- Grant awards
- 108 $7,202,620 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Hazardous Waste Grants
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Treasury account
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- 68-0103-0-1-304
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Environmental Protection Agency funds tribal hazardous waste management programs through CFDA 66.812, with the most recent grant awards disbursed as of April 15, 2024. This program supports federally recognized tribes and tribal consortia in developing and implementing hazardous waste management systems, building regulatory compliance capacity, and addressing improper waste disposal on tribal lands.
Award activity has accelerated in recent years. The program disbursed six grants in 2024 and five in 2023, compared to one or two annually from 2020 through 2022, reflecting a sustained uptick in funding. Over 108 awards have been issued since the program's inception in 1994, with $7.2 million in combined federal dollars obligated across the portfolio. The program is actively competitive; the EPA processes applications within two to three months and requires new applications for each funding cycle rather than automatic renewals.
Funded activities center on household hazardous waste collection events, used oil and universal waste management infrastructure, staff training in hazardous waste identification and handling, waste inventories and characterization, community education and outreach campaigns, and backhaul operations to remove accumulated hazardous materials from remote or underserved tribal communities. Recent awards to the Blackfeet Tribe, United Keetoowah Tribe of Cherokees, and Chalkyitsik Village exemplify the scope: collection site installation, household hazardous waste collection events coordinated with recycling programs, and removal of legacy contamination including freon-laden equipment and scrap metal. Awards also support development of waste management ordinances, electronic tracking systems for hazardous waste facilities, and training curricula shared across tribal networks.
The assistance-type mix is predominantly Project Grants (96 percent) with a smaller share of Cooperative Agreements (4 percent). The Environmental Protection Agency controls 91 awards totaling $5.6 million in federal dollars, or roughly 78 percent of the portfolio by award count and 78 percent by federal dollars obligated. EPA Region 10 holds the second-largest share with 9 awards and $895 thousand, followed by EPA Region 6 with 4 awards and $315 thousand. Typical individual award magnitudes cluster around $100 thousand, though awards range from under $10 thousand to roughly $135 thousand.
The most recent solicitation, FY 2023 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR TRIBES (EPA-OLEM-ORCR-23-09), closed on July 14, 2023. NOFOs are issued annually, historically posted in spring or early summer with due dates 60 to 90 days later. Eligibility is restricted to federally recognized tribes or intertribal consortia. The program requires applicants to demonstrate how proposed activities will improve identification, management, or disposal of hazardous waste. No recent opportunities are currently open; the next solicitation cycle typically posts in late spring 2027 based on historical posting patterns.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes provides assistance for the development and implementation of hazardous waste management programs; for building capacity to improve and maintain regulatory compliance; and for developing solutio
- Description
The Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes provides financial assistance to Tribal governments and tribal consortia for the development and implementation of hazardous waste programs; for building capacity to improve and maintain regulatory compliance; and for developing solutions to address improper management of hazardous waste on Tribal lands.
Eligibility
- Uses of assistance
This grant program will support projects designed to develop and implement hazardous waste management programs. These programs must improve the applicant's ability to properly identify, manage, or dispose of hazardous waste. All hazardous waste management activities that address the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C "cradle to grave" approach are eligible. Each of the following hazardous waste management program activities are considered central to a "cradle to grave" program: Hazardous Waste Identification; Hazardous Waste Generator Siting, Monitoring, & Compliance (Large Quantity, Small Quantity, and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators); Hazardous Waste Minimization, Recycling, Used Oil, and Universal Wastes; Hazardous Waste Transportation; Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Siting, Permitting, Monitoring, Corrective Action, & Enforcement; Land Disposal Restrictions; Combustion. Assistance will be provided under this program only for activities which EPA determines are appropriate to carry out the purposes of RCRA. Assistance under this program does not include any element of municipal solid waste management, chemical emergency planning and preparedness or superfund program cleanup. Assistance cannot be used to support solid waste management activities (e.g., development of solid waste codes and ordinances and clean up of open dumps). This program makes Federal awards on a discretionary basis. A discretionary award means an award in which the Federal awarding agency, in keeping with specific statutory authority that enables the agency to exercise judgement ("discretion"), selects the recipient and/or the amount of Federal funding awarded through a competitive process or based on merit of proposals. A discretionary award may be selected on a non-competitive basis, as appropriate. For further information, please contact the Headquarters or regional office.
- Use restrictions
The Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes is set up to address the active management of hazardous wastes as they are generated, transported, stored, or disposed of. While other EPA programs fund similar and related projects, hazardous waste management program grants are specifically targeted to enhance federally recognized tribal government's ongoing management of hazardous wastes and to increase awareness of hazardous waste management activities that may impact Indian country. EPA will only fund applications under this RFA that focus on the active management of hazardous wastes as they are generated, transported, or disposed of. Accordingly, activities relating to the following programs are ineligible for funding under the Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes: • Cleanup from abandoned or inactive facilities is covered by other EPA programs (e.g., the CERCLA/Superfund program, the Underground Storage Tank program, and the Brownfields Redevelopment program). • Other EPA waste programs focus on municipal solid waste management, recycling, and responding to emergency releases of hazardous materials and wastes
- Length and time phasing of assistance
The terms of the grant shall be determined at the time of the grant award.
How to apply
- Preapplication coordination
EPA financial assistance programs and activities subject to intergovernmental review that are subject to review under State single point of contact procedures are identified at https://www.epa.gov/grants/epa-financial-assistance-programs-subject-executive-order-12372-and-section-204. Applicants for programs or activities subject to Intergovernmental Review that are not subject to State single point of contact review must provide directly affected State, areawide, regional, and local entities at least 60 days to review their application following notification by EPA that the application has been selected for funding as provided by 40 CFR 29.8(a) and (c). Regarding pre-application assistance with respect to competitive funding opportunities under this program description, EPA will generally specify the nature of the pre-application assistance, if any, that will be available to applicants in the competitive announcement. For additional information, contact the individual(s) listed in the competitive announcement. Additionally, potential applicants can contact the designated Regional Tribal hazardous waste program coordinator.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
The evaluation and selection criteria for competitive awards under this assistance listing will be described in the NOFO.
- Award procedure
For competitive awards, EPA will review and evaluate applications in accordance with the terms, conditions, and criteria stated in the NOFO. Competitions will be conducted in accordance with EPA policies/regulations for competing assistance agreements.
- Deadlines
For competitive awards, deadlines will be specified in the competitive announcement.
- Time to approval or disapproval
The approval process can take up to an estimated two to three months from the deadline provided in the competitive announcement.
- Renewals
Applicants must submit new applications in response to the competitive announcements. In order to receive an extension of the current award, significant progress must be demonstrated.
- Appeals
Assistance agreement competition-related disputes will be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures published in 70 FR (Federal Register) 3629, 3630 (January 26, 2005). Copies of these procedures may also be found at: https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-competition-dispute-resolution-procedures.https://www.epa.gov/grants/grant-competition-dispute-resolution-procedures. Disputes relating to matters other than the competitive selection of recipients will be resolved under 2 CFR 1500 Subpart E,2 CFR 1500 Subpart E, as applicable.
Grant opportunities
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 108 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network, Inc. | $380,304 | 5% |
| 2 | Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc. | $335,835 | 5% |
| 3 | Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Counc | $312,500 | 4% |
| 4 | Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma | $290,105 | 4% |
| 5 | Washoe Tribe Of Nevada & California | $235,576 | 3% |
| 6 | Gila River Indian Community | $214,114 | 3% |
| 7 | Cherokee Nation | $202,000 | 3% |
| 8 | Pala Band Of Mission Indians | $135,800 | 2% |
| 9 | La Jolla Band Of Luiseno Indians | $122,683 | 2% |
| 10 | Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe | $101,000 | 1% |
10 of 50 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $600,000 |
| FY2023 | $515,355 |
| FY2022 | $100,000 |
| FY2021 | $100,000 |
| FY2020 | $294,645 |
| FY2019 | $99,000 |
| FY2018 | $204,000 |
| FY2017 | $324,374 |
| FY2016 | $228,589 |
| FY2015 | $292,053 |
| FY2014 | $388,276 |
| FY2013 | $8,812 |
| FY2012 | $307,962 |
| FY2011 | $655,475 |
| FY2010 | $394,808 |
| FY2009 | $550,068 |
| FY2008 | $193,764 |
| FY2006 | $250,427 |
| FY2005 | $441,913 |
| FY2004 | $535,677 |
| FY2003 | $312,922 |
| FY2002 | $404,500 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 66.812?
Assistance Listing 66.812 is Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes, a federal grant program run by Environmental Protection Agency.
What is the CFDA number for Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes?
Its CFDA number is 66.812: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 66.812 awarded?
108 grant awards under 66.812 have obligated $7,202,620 in federal funds to 50 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 66.812?
The recipients obligated the most under Hazardous Waste Management Grant Program for Tribes are Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network, Inc. ($380,304), Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc. ($335,835) and Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Counc ($312,500).
Are there open grant opportunities under 66.812?
No opportunity listed under 66.812 is open now. The latest, FY 2023 hazardous waste management grant program for tribes, was posted on May 16, 2023.
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