Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project

Type

Funding

Organization

EPA

Description

The Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup was created to coordinate federal assistance to tribes to help them comply with the municipal solid waste landfill regulations. Successful proposals should characterize/assess open dumps, develop integrated waste management (IWM) plans, develop and implement alternative solid waste management activities/facilities; or develop and implement cleanup, closure, and post-closure programs for open dumps in Indian Country. Each proposal must address only one of the four proposal categories described above.

Category Taxonomy

Water

Regulatory

Research

Funding Amount

10 Individual awards ranging from $10,000 to $50,000

Matching Funds

NA

Geography

Eligibility

Federally recognized tribes and intertribal consortia. Non-profits are eligible, for-profits are not eligible.

Website

http://www3.epa.gov/region9/waste/tribal/index.html

Contact Information

Tonya Hawkins, EPA, (703) 308-8278. Pamela Snyder-Osmun; BIA (703) 390-6341; Steve Aoyama IHS (301) 443-1046; Joyce Taylor, USDA (202) 720-0499
Terri Kelly, DOD (703) 604-1926

Applicants interested in applying for more than one category may do so as long as each proposal is for only one category and each proposal must be separately submitted.

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.