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.

 

Region 10 Indian Environmental General Assistance Program

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Type
Funding
Organization
EPA
Description

Recent Deadline: 1/29/2021 EPA provides 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). As described in the GAP Guiding Principles, this support promotes tribal government efforts to develop core environmental program capacities (administrative, financial management, information management, environmental baseline needs assessment, public education/communication, legal, and technical/analytical) and baseline capacities for media-specific programs (e.g., ambient air quality, water quality, managing waste, and other EPA-administered statutory programs).

Category Taxonomy
Adaptation
Regulatory
Environmental Justice
Natural Resources
Conservation
Health
Funding Amount
$75,000 - $125,000 per year. Tribes with large reservations may request a higher level of funding.
Matching Funds
N/A
Geography
Northwest
Alaska
Eligibility
All federally recognized tribes in Region 10 are eligible to receive funds. Intertribal consortia that meet the eligibility requirements described above may also receive funding, if available after tribal governments are funded at their base funding levels.
Website
https://www.epa.gov/r10-tribal/region-10-tribal-environmental-gap-funding
Contact Information
If you have questions about the GAP application process or grant requirements, contact an EPA Project Officer:
https://www.epa.gov/r10-tribal/forms/contact-us-about-tribal-programs-pacific-northwest-and-alaska
General questions can be directed to the Region 10 Tribal Trust and Assistance Unit at 1-800-424-4372. US EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, ETPA-085 Seattle, WA 98101-1128

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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