Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP) (EPA Region 10) - FY 2026
| Agency: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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| CFDA: | 66.926, 66.605 |
| Federal FON: | EPA-CEP-01, EPA-CEP-02 |
| Office: | Office of International and Tribal Affairs American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 |
| Multipart Grant: | No |
| Next Due: | 01/21/2025 (Due Date) |
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| Solicitation Date: | 10/29/2024 |
| Match Required: | No |
| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Award Range: | $75,000 (Min) |
Summary:
The purpose of this program is to assist tribal governments and intertribal consortia in planning, developing, establishing, and maintaining the capacity to implement federal environmental programs administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and to assist in implementation of tribal solid and hazardous waste programs. Funding will support tribal efforts to develop core environmental program capacities needed to implement and/or meaningfully participate in federal environmental protection programs. Core capacities include administrative, financial management, information management, environmental baseline needs assessment, public education/communication, legal, technical/analytical, and capacity needed to implement and/or meaningfully participate in federal environmental protection programs.
Specifically, program goals are to:
- Ensure tribal governments have the opportunity to build the capacity to:
- Implement federal environmental programs through EPA delegations, authorizations, and approvals
- Meaningfully participate and engage in environmental protection activities that inform, support, or enhance direct implementation under federal environmental statutes administered by the EPA
- Promote tribal self-governance by working closely with tribes to:
- Accomplish tribal environmental program goals in EPA-tribal environmental plans (ETEPs) that reflect federal environmental program areas of need to protect human health and the environment
- Support tribes' development of strong core environmental program capacities for media-specific programs administered by the EPA
- Foster tribes' capacity to assume the authority to implement programs administered by the EPA
- Promote intergovernmental collaboration and partnership among the EPA, tribes, states, and other partners; and focus program financial and technical assistance on protecting human health and the environment
- Support implementation of established solid and hazardous waste regulatory programs in accordance with the purposes and requirements of applicable provisions of law, including the Solid Waste Disposal Act
- Maintain strong national program management practices to produce compelling results that align with the EPA's statutory authorities
Applicants seeking funding for service delivery activities, such as the collection, transportation, backhaul, and disposal of solid waste and/or recovered resources must structure their applications to identify the elements outlined on page 13 of the NOFA file.
Funding through this program may be included in a performance partnership grant (PPG), which allows award recipients to combine funds from two eligible environmental programs into a single award. Refer to page 8 of the NOFA file for additional information.
An optional webinar is scheduled for this program, and an additional webinar is expected to be scheduled. Refer to the Application section for details.
Eligibility is limited to applicants and projects located in Region 10 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Eligibility Notes:
Eligible applicants are Indian tribal governments and intertribal consortia in EPA Region 10, which includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
For the purposes of this program, an intertribal consortium is defined as a partnership between two or more tribes authorized by their governing bodies to apply for and receive assistance under this program. An eligible consortium must be able to adequately document compliance with each of the requirements detailed on page 7 of the NOFA file. In addition, once every four years, intertribal consortia resolutions, or other supporting documentation, from all eligible member tribes must be submitted. For FY 2026, such documentation must be submitted by March 14, 2025.
Individual tribes will receive the highest priority. Funding for consortia, therefore, will be considered after individual tribes' projects are funded. Consortia work plans must meet the capacity-building needs of their member tribes without duplicating members' efforts.
Eligible Applicants:
ConsortiaNative American Tribe
Application Notes:
Mandatory budget worksheets and work plans must be received by January 21, 2025.
Budget worksheets and work plans must be emailed to the appropriate Region 10 tribal coordinator listed online at www.epa.gov.
Budget worksheets and work plans must include:
- Budget worksheet(s)
- Work plan(s)
- Indirect cost rate information (if applicable)
The following are required in order to submit an application:
- Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
- SAM (System for Award Management) registration
Applicants may obtain a UEI number and verify or renew SAM registration status at www.ecivis.com/sam.
An optional webinar for this program is scheduled as follows:
November 12, 2024
2:00 p.m. PT
Registration: usepa.zoomgov.com
A second webinar is expected to be scheduled for this program sometime in early 2025. Additional information will be posted online at www.epa.gov.
After submitting budget worksheets and work plans, applicants will enter into negotiations with the funding agency. The funding agency and applicants will negotiate a date for the submission of full application packages, which must be no later than May 16, 2025.
Refer to the NOFA and Webinar files, as well as the Budget&WorkPlan folder, for additional application information.
| Match Required: | No |
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| Actual Funds: | Unspecified |
| Award Range: | $75,000 (Min) |
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Match Notes:
Matching funds are not required for this program.
Funding Notes:
An unspecified amount of funding is available to support grants or cooperative agreements through this program. Awards must range between $75,000 and no more than 10 percent of the total funding appropriations for the program.
Award amounts will be based on factors that include activities proposed, prior awards, existing award balances, and reporting status. In general, applicants may request up to $134,000. The Quinault, Spokane, and Umatilla tribes may request to $160,000. The Coeur d’Alene, Nez Perce, Shoshone Bannock, and Warm Springs tribes may request up to $170,000. The Colville and Yakama tribes may request up to $180,000.
Awards are expected to be issued by September 30, 2025.
Project periods may not exceed four years, beginning on October 1, 2025. At the end of the four-year period, applicants may apply for additional funding. If award funds are included in performance partnership grants (PPGs), project periods may last five years. Refer to page 8 of the NOFA file for information regarding PPGs.
Applicants are encouraged to work with their tribal coordinator to seek multiyear funding if they are completing proposed activities as scheduled, submitting progress reports on time, fulfilling closeout requirements, regularly drawing funds down, and meeting all other award requirements.
Award recipients are expected to begin drawing down award funds within 21 days of award, or not submit a notice of disagreement with award terms and conditions within 21 days.
The funding agency may recommend that award recipients with a high balance of unspent funding request a no-cost extension or reduced award.
Contacts:
David Jones
jones.david@epa.gov
Agency Address
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact Notes:
Questions should be directed to David Jones, the appropriate Region 10 tribal program manager listed online at www.epa.gov, or the appropriate Region 10 tribal coordinator listed online at www.epa.gov.
Budget worksheets and work plans must be emailed to the appropriate Region 10 tribal coordinator.
The agency address provided is for reference purposes only.
Files:
NOFA File: US3008_NOFA_FY2026.pdf (496.3 Kb)Other Pre-Award File: US3008_Overview_FY2026.pdf (237.7 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US3008_Webinar_FY2026.pdf (102.6 Kb)
Other Pre-Award File: US3008_Budget&WorkPlan_FY2026.zip (271.0 Kb)
File Notes:
The NOFA file contains the full solicitation for this program. The Overview file contains general program information. The Webinar file contains information regarding the webinar scheduled for this program. The Budget&WorkPlan folder contains the required forms for the submission of mandatory budgets and work plans. Additional program resources can be found online at www.epa.gov.
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