The Tribal Climate Change Guide is part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project (TCCP). The TCCP is part of the L.I.G.H.T. Foundation (LF), is an independent, Indigenous-led, conservation 501(c)(3) nonprofit established on the Colville Indian Reservation in the traditional territory of the Nespelem Tribe in present-day north central Washington State. LF supports the restoration and cultivation of native Plant and Pollinator Relatives and the culturally respectful conservation of habitats and ecosystems which are climate resilient and adaptive. For more information about LF, visit: https://thepnwlf.org/. For more information about the Tribal Climate Change Project, visit: https://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/. If you would like to add information to this guide, please email kathy.lynn.or@gmail.com.

 

Water Pollution Control (Section 106) Grants

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Type
Funding
Organization
Environmental Protection Agency
Description

Deadline varies based on individual grants. Section 106 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) authorizes EPA to provide financial assistance to states and eligible interstate agencies to establish and administer programs for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. In 1987, Congress amended section 518(e) of the CWA to include provisions that allow EPA to treat an Indian tribe in a manner similar to a state (i.e., treatment in a manner similar to a state, or TAS) for the purpose of providing Section 106 funding.

Funding Amount
Varies
Matching Funds
Yes, By regulation, the maximum federal share is 95 percent, and tribes are required to provide a 5 percent match. However, EPA may reduce or eliminate the share of matching funding if a tribe can show that fulfilling the 5 percent match requirement would cause undue hardship.
Geography
National
Eligibility
To be eligible, a tribe must meet the following requirements:

Be federally recognized by the Secretary of the Interior.
Have a governing body carrying out substantial governmental duties and powers.
Have legal authority and jurisdiction over tribal lands.
Have the capability to carry out functions to be exercised in a manner consistent with the terms and purposes of the CWA and all applicable regulations.
Submit an application to EPA and obtain TAS approval for the Section 106 grant program.
Website
https://www.epa.gov/water-pollution-control-section-106-grants
Contact Information
Contact the representative in your region: https://www.epa.gov/water-pollution-control-section-106-grants/tribal-contacts-water-pollution-control-grants

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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