Region 6 Indian General Assistance Program

Submitted by xtorres on Mon, 01/18/2021 - 23:04
Type: 
Funding
Organization: 
Environmental Protection Agency
Description: 

Deadline: 2/5/2021. EPA provides Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) financial and technical assistance to tribal governments and intertribal consortia to assist tribes in planning, developing, and establishing the capacity to implement federal environmental programs administered by the EPA and to assist in implementation of tribal solid and hazardous waste programs in accordance with applicable provisions of law, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act (commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA. EPA administers this program in accordance with the statute, applicable federal regulations, including 40 CFR part 35, subpart B, and national guidance, including the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program Guidance on the Award and Management of General Assistance Agreements for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia (2013; hereafter GAP Guidance).

Category: 
administrative, financial management, information management, environmental baseline needs assessment, public education/communication, legal, ambient air quality, water quality, managing waste
Funding Amount: 
No more than $115,000

Geography:

Eligibility: 
An Indian tribal government (tribe), except as otherwise defined in statute or applicable program specific regulation, is any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village, which is recognized as eligible by the U.S. Department of the Interior for the special services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. An intertribal consortium is a partnership between two or more tribes authorized by the governing bodies of those tribes to apply for and receive assistance under [GAP].
Website: 
https://www.epa.gov/tribal/region-6-tribal-program#gap
Contact Information: 
For further information, please feel free to contact the OCTEA Tribal Team at 800-887-6063. Or via mail at: U.S. EPA Region 6 (6ORA-CT) Office of Communities, Tribes and Environmental Assessment 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75270-2102