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.

 

Nonpoint Source Management Grants Under Clean Water Act Section 319

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Type
Funding
Organization
EPA
Description

Tribes are eligible to receive Clean Water Act Section 319 grant funding to implement EPA-approved NPS programs. As required under the Clean Water Act, tribes must be approved for treatment in a similar manner as a state (TAS) and have an EPA-approved NPS assessment report and NPS management program to receive §319 funds. Each year, a §319-eligible tribe may apply for a base §319 grant that support their NPS management program, and they are eligible to compete nationally for additional §319 funds (competitive §319 grants) to implement on-the-ground projects to restore and protect their waters. 

Category Taxonomy
Health
Regulatory
Water
Coastal
Natural Resources
Environmental Justice
Funding Amount
Up to $100,000
Matching Funds
Yes
Geography
Northwest
Southwest
Midwest
Northeast
Southeast
National
Alaska
Eligibility
A tribe or intertribal consortium must: (1) be federally recognized; (2) have an EPA-approved NPS assessment report in accordance with CWA section 319(b); and (4) have "Treatment-in-a-manner-similar-to-a-State" (TAS) status in accordance with CWA section 518 (e). To be eligible for CWA section 319 grants under this RFA, tribes or intertribal consortium must have met these requirements as of October 11, 2019. For a list of tribes eligible for this funding opportunity, go to https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2019-10/documents/fy2020_tribal_319_eligibility_list.pdf
Website
https://www.epa.gov/nps/current-tribal-ss319-grant-information
Contact Information
EPA Region 10 -- Seattle (serving AK, ID, OR, and WA)
Krista Mendelman (mendelman.krista@epa.gov)
(206) 553-1571

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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