Tribal Eco-Ambassadors Program

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Type
Climate Programs
Organization
EPA
Description

Applications accepted continuously. EPA conducts research in partnership with tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). Selected professors from eight different TCUs will receive funding and technical support from EPA to work with a group of students to solve environmental and public health issues most important to their tribal communities, ranging from sustainable building materials to monitoring of local drinking water wells.

Category Taxonomy
Health
Research
Water
Natural Resources
Funding Amount
Varies
Matching Funds
NA
Geography
Northwest
Southwest
Midwest
Northeast
Southeast
National
Alaska
Eligibility
Professors from tribal colleges and universities (TCUs).
Website
https://www.epa.gov/tribal/tribal-ecoambassadors-program
Contact Information
Shira Sternberg (202-564-0467) sternberg.shira@epa.gov; or Marissa McInnis (202 564-2467) mcinnis.marissa@epa.gov
Status/Type
Program

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
Questions about this Guide should be directed to kathy@uoregon.edu.

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