American Rescue Plan Tribal Environmental Justice Small Grants
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Office of International and Tribal Affairs:
Lisa Berrios
Program lead and general contact
202.564.1739
Berrios.Lisa@epa.gov
Sarah Frederick
Competition lead
206.553.1601
Frederick.Sarah@epa.gov
Office of Environmental Justice:
Jacob Burney
Grants program manager
202.564.2907
Burney.Jacob@epa.gov
Danny Gogal
Tribal and indigenous peoples program manager
202.564.2576
Gogal.Danny@epa.gov
American Rescue Plan Tribal Environmental Justice Small Grants will provide funding for federally recognized tribal governments to engage tribal members and others living on tribal lands to address local environmental and public health issues. Projects should establish or modify public participation programs where fair treatment and meaningful participation priorities have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Projects must include a work plan with strategies for:
- Establishing or modifying public participation programs
- Addressing local environmental and public health issues
- Educating and empowering the community about environmental issues
- Approaches to building consensus and setting community priorities through public participation programs
Eligible applicants are limited to federally recognized tribal governments.
Award ceiling: $100,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 16-20
Estimated total program funding:
$1,600,000
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