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Proposed amendments to the NESHAP for Polyether Polyols Production Industry – Ends Feb 10, 2025
TCOTS Link The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is initiating consultation with federally recognized Indian Tribes to obtain input on the agency’s proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) under section 112 of the...
Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule 22 for the Analysis of Contaminants in Effluent: EPA Proposed Rule – Deadline To Be Announced
The Clean Water Act requires EPA to promulgate test methods that analyze pollutants in wastewater. On December 6, EPA released a proposed rule to add or revise analytical methods, or test procedures for measuring pollutants in wastewater. Specifically, EPA is...
Climate Change: BIA/ITEP Request for Proposals – Open Until Filled
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) are seeking contractors to work on a multi-media outreach project and a climate analyses project to accompany the report, The Estimated Unmet Need of Coastal Tribes in...
Wildfire Mitigation: USFS Grants – Apply by Feb 28, 2025
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program to assist at-risk communities, including Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations, with planning for and mitigating wildfire risks. Individual grants of up to...
Environmental Law: Environmental Law Institute Conference – Feb 20-21, 2025
Join the Environmental Law Institute in person or on the web to hear what lies ahead for environmental law in the coming year. The conference, designed for attorneys, will explore the potential impacts of a new administration and Congress on future environmental...
ATNI Winter Convention – Jan 26-30, 2025
The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) will host its winter convention in Portland, OR. ATNI conventions are a place to gather, learn, develop policy positions, and share knowledge. Early bird registration ends Jan. 13. Register
NTFAQ Presentation and Training Abstracts – Submit by Jan 10, 2025
The National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTFAQ) fosters information-sharing and networking opportunities focused on building Tribal capacity in air quality management. The Forum is seeking abstracts for presentations (oral/poster), trainings, and other informational...
Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing: ACCAP Webinar – Dec 20
The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss some forecasting tools, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January 2025 and the winter season. ...
White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Public Meeting – Dec 17, Comments Due Dec 31
The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will convene virtually from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM Eastern Time (10:00-5:00 Pacific). WHEJAC is interested in receiving public comments relevant to the following environmental justice topics: National...
Flexibilities of Performance Partnership Grants (PPGs): EPA Region 10 Webinar – Dec 17
This EPA Region 10 webinar will explain what a Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) is, the surprising flexibilities it allows, and how to apply. Whether you are new to PPGs or have had one for several years, we encourage you to attend to learn all that this grant...
ASHRAE Guideline 44: Protecting Building Occupants from Smoke During Wildfire and Prescribed Burn Events
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released Guideline 44, “Protecting Building Occupants from Smoke During Wildfire and Prescribed Burn Events.” It is the first guideline of its kind to provide recommendations...
Alaska’s Changing Environment: ACCAP Report
First published in 2019, Alaska’s Changing Environment, published by the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, highlights environmental changes and extremes that impact Alaskans lives and livelihoods. All regions of the state have been impacted, from...
Climate Change Considerations When Prioritizing, Development, and Implementing Total Maximum Daily Loads: EPA Report
EPA’s report, Climate Change Considerations When Prioritizing, Developing, and Implementing Total Maximum Daily Loads, provides examples and a selection of approaches for incorporating climate change considerations into Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) processes that...
EPA Selects Three Alaska Native Organizations for ANCSA Grants
EPA has announced the three Alaska Native organizations that will receive more than $3.8 million in grant funding to assess and clean up legacy contamination on lands conveyed through the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). These grants are part of more...
Solid Waste: EPA/IHS On-Demand Trainings
This has been shared before, but in case you missed it, EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office has teamed up with the Indian Health Service (IHS) to make on-demand training courses available to Tribal staff through the Solid Waste Association of North...
FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan: EPA Accomplishments
Here’s some good news to fuel your day: EPA’s FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan included a new strategic goal focused on addressing climate change and an unprecedented goal to advance environmental justice and civil rights and we’ve made a lot of progress in FY24!...
Applying for GAP: Region 10 Resources
Man, does EPA have resources! If you are looking for ideas to include in your GAP work plan for FY26 or beyond, take a gander at the following: EPA’s GAP Technical Assistance Handbook: The handbook provides a roadmap of activities that may be useful to Tribes and...
Sixth Proposed Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule for Public Water Systems – ANCSA – Comment by Feb. 10, 2025
EPA is initiating consultation and coordination with Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) regional and village corporations on the development of the sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for public drinking water systems. You may be interested...
EPA’s Transboundary Mining Grant – Apply by Jan 17
Congress has directed EPA to expand its work to monitor and reduce transboundary mining pollution in the Kootenai watershed and other U.S.-British Columbia transboundary watersheds. EPA recently released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for planning,...
Salmon Recovery Conference – Apr 28-30, 2025
The Salmon Recovery Conference in Yakima, WA, will include discussion of innovations being used in partnerships, projects, coordination, community involvement, and funding to integrate salmon recovery with other interests while reflecting diversity, equity, inclusion,...
Alaska Forum on the Environment – Feb. 3-7, 2025
The Alaska Forum on the Environment has released a draft agenda. Participants can register to attend in-person or virtually. Review the agenda Register
The Evidence for Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Hazard Risk Reduction: National Adaptation Forum Webinar – Jan 14, 2025
The National Adaptation Forum will explore the growing body of evidence supporting nature-based solutions as a promising approach to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Speakers from EcoAdapt, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the...
Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Network Meeting – Dec 18
The Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Network fosters communication between tribes, agencies, and other entities about climate change policies, programs, and research needs pertaining to tribes and climate change. Join the meeting on Zoom. Meeting ID: 922 9124...
Tribal Water & Natural Resources Conservation Guide: EPA Webinar – Dec 17
This webinar will discuss EPA’s new Tribal Water & Natural Resources Conservation Guide, which provides information about federal assistance opportunities that can support Tribally led efforts to protect and restore waters, protect air quality, protect wildlife...
Flexibilities of Performance Partnership Grants (PPGs): EPA Region 10 Webinar – Dec 17
This EPA Region 10 webinar will explain what a Performance Partnership Grant (PPG) is, the surprising flexibilities it allows, and how to apply. Whether you are new to PPGs or have had one for several years, we encourage you to attend to learn all that this grant...
Grants.Gov Outages
Grants.gov conducts routine system maintenance on the third weekend of every month. The table below lists the next two anticipated dates the system will be down. One of these is Jan. 18-20. Note that GAP, 106, and 319 applications are due January 21. If you need to...
Tribal Solid Waste and Sustainable Materials Management in Region 10: EPA Web Page
Check out EPA Region 10’s recently updated Tribal Solid Waste and Sustainable Materials Management page, which now includes a section on Environmental Justice and Solid Waste, information on organics and composting, the latest EPA contacts, and a whole lot more.
Opportunities for Renewable Energy on Contaminated Sites under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: EPA Webinar Recording
EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) will be investing $27 billion in federal resources, and mobilizing significant additional private capital, over the next five to seven years to address the climate crisis. Eligible clean energy investments include renewable...
Estimating Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions: EPA Report
EPA’s Compendium of Tools and Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions identifies open-source tools and methods that can be used to estimate and communicate environmental benefits related to water quantity, climate mitigation, air quality,...
The Clean Water Act through an Environmental Justice Lens: EPA Watershed Academy Module
Developed by the EPA’s Watershed Academy, this module explores the Clean Water Act (CWA) as a guiding framework to highlight water equity challenges and watershed management opportunities. It explains the basics of environmental justice, provides a brief overview of...
EPA’s FY 2025-2028 6PPD/6PPD-quinone Action Plan
Vehicle tires contain the chemical 6PPD, which helps prevent degradation and cracking of rubber compounds. When 6PPD reacts with ozone in the air, it forms a transformation product called 6PPD-quinone, which has been shown to exhibit acute toxicity toward some aquatic...
Salmon Recovery Conference, Yakima, WA, April 28-30, 2025
This annual conference will include discussion of innovations being used in partnerships, projects, coordination, community involvement, and funding to integrate salmon recovery with other interests while reflecting diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. We...
Northwest Environmental Justice Center
This Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center, funded by EPA Region 10, is now offering free, no cost technical assistance to communities across the Northwest, including support navigating government systems, increasing administrative...
EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA)
EPA's free Water Technical Assistance services support communities to identify water challenges, develop plans, build capacity, and develop application materials to access water infrastructure funding. To implement WaterTA, EPA collaborates with states, Tribes,...
Pollution Prevention (P2) grant programs for Spring 2025 in development
EPA will have outreach in the coming months with additional info on these grant programs: o EJ in Communities - https://www.epa.gov/p2/pollution-prevention-grant-environmentaljustice- communities o EJ through Safer & More Sustainable Products:...
Northwest Environmental Justice Center Library of Funding Opportunities
The new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center, funded by EPA Region 10, has set up an up-to-date library of funding opportunities for communities across Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The table of funding opportunities, which can be...
$600M to Grantmakers to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Nation
Communities are now able to apply to a Grantmaker for a subgrant to fund a range of different environmental project activities, including (but not limited to,) some relevant to our program: Monitoring of effluent discharges from industrial facilities. Water quality...
NEW Transboundary Watershed Grant Program – Open until Jan 17, 2025
EPA has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity: EPA-R10-WD-TWG-2025-01 for entities interested in conducting planning, coordination, and monitoring activities in transboundary watersheds with existing or proposed mines in the Province of British Columbia that impact...
New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Gas and Combustion Turbines – Ends Feb 15, 2025
TCOTS Link EPA is initiating consultation with federally recognized Tribes for input on the proposed amendments to the Standards of Performance for new, modified, and reconstructed stationary combustion turbines and stationary gas turbines. The proposal is seeking to...
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills – Comment by Jan 23, 2025
As part of EPA’s strategy to learn more about new and emerging technologies and alternative methodologies for regulating emissions from municipal solid waste landfills, EPA opened a non-regulatory docket to gather input on ways to streamline, improve, and harmonize...
EPA Proposes Tighter Limits on Harmful NOx Emissions from New Stationary Combustion Turbines – Deadline To Be Announced
On Nov. 22, EPA proposed to strengthen limits on emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from most new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired stationary combustion turbines, reducing exposure to dangerous air pollution for nearby communities. The proposal would...
EPA’s Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts – Comment by Feb 21, 2025
Cumulative Impacts are defined as the totality of exposures to combinations of chemical and nonchemical stressors and their effects on health, well-being, and quality of life outcomes. EPA has released its draft Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of...
U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Threatened and Endangered Species Program (OR, WA) – Apply by Mar 3
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Threatened and Endangered Species Program works to conserve and recover over sensitive animal and plant species and their habitat on public lands. This grant will fund projects in Oregon and Washington that protect...
Climate Smart Communities Initiative – Apply by Mar 3
The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) aims to help communities accelerate their climate resilience plans and projects. The grants offer up to $100,000 per award, along with training and technical support. These funds can be used over 12 months for activities...
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program – Apply by Jan 30
The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds...
Climate United NEXT Grant – Apply by Jan 10
Climate United NEXT is a pre-development grant program to help recipients accelerate early-stage clean energy projects through planning to project financing for projects including solar, green buildings, and electric transportation. Register for the Informational...
Tackling Emerging Contaminants: EPA Technical Assistance – No Deadline
EPA has launched the Tackling Emerging Contaminants initiative, a technical assistance program focused on reducing exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants in small or disadvantaged communities. This assistance...
National Tribal Forum on Air Quality: Call for Proposals – May 19-22, 2025
The Institute for Tribal Professionals is accepting abstracts for presentations, trainings, and posters for the 2025 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality. Submit a proposal by Jan. 10, 2025.
ITEP Training: Development and Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances – Jan-Apr 2025
The Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP), the Indian Health Service (IHS), and EPA are offering the “Development and Implementation of Tribal Solid Waste Codes and Ordinances” training course. The course includes online training, self-paced online...
Tribal Solid Waste Management Operation and Maintenance Cost of Service Draft Study: EPA Webinar – Dec 11 and 17
There is no long-term consistent source of Federal funding for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of Federally recognized Tribal solid waste programs. To assist with building sustainable Tribal solid waste management programs, EPA conducted a study to quantify...
IHS Solid Waste Safety Trainings
With funding from EPA, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is offering a wide variety of trainings for Tribal solid waste professionals. The course provides up to 11 months of unlimited access to on-demand safety trainings for solid waste collections, transfer stations,...
EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Model Permit
If you are working to educate your community about the impacts of wasted food on the environment, take a gander at EPA’s graphics, which any community is welcome to use in its education efforts. Two fact sheets are also available: Food Waste and Methane Fact Sheet...
EPA Burn Wise Website
EPA’s Burn Wise website provides many handy resources to help you educate your community about safe ways to burn wood this winter: Brochures and Flyers Example: Does Your Wood Stove Have a Dirty Little Secret (brochure) Example: Test Your Wood with a Moisture...
EPA’s National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution Strategy
EPA has released its National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution outlining opportunities for action to protect communities from the impacts of plastic production and waste and detailing how government agencies, businesses, non-profits, and communities can take...
Read the RAIN: No-Cost Amendments to Reference Revisions to 2 CFR 200
On November 12, EPA published RAIN-2025-G01. This Recipient/Application Information Notice (RAIN) informs EPA grant recipients of the process to amend fully funded grants and cooperative agreements to incorporate the Office of Management and Budget’s revisions to 2...
Transboundary Watershed Grant Program Announcement – Applications due January 17, 2025
The EPA has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity: EPA-R10-WD-TWG-2025-01 for entities interested in conducting planning, coordination, and monitoring activities in transboundary watersheds with existing or proposed mines in the Province of British Columbia that...
NASA’s A.60 Earth Action: Ecological Conservation Grants – Apply by Mar. 14
This funding opportunity will help accelerate biodiversity conservation, fueled with NASA information about the Earth as a system. The NASA Earth Science Division seeks proposals for projects that apply Earth observations to improve or develop decision-making...
EPA’s Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox
EPA’s Climate Resilience and Adaptation Funding Toolbox (CRAFT) contains resources to help EPA’s funding applicants and recipients make climate-informed investments. CRAFT includes overviews of EPA funding programs where climate resilience considerations might be...
Restoring Wetlands: Tulalip Tribe Videos
The Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources Department’s wetland biologists have spent considerable time inventorying, assessing, monitoring, and ultimately restoring or enhancing wetlands on the Tulalip Reservation. The Tribe has posted three excellent videos on its wetland...
EPA Finalizes Solvent 1,4-Dioxane TSCA Risk Evaluation
On Nov. 13, EPA released its final supplement to the risk evaluation and final risk determination for the solvent 1,4-dioxane under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA has determined that this chemical poses an unreasonable risk of injury to human health....
GAP NOFA Webinar: Recording and Slides
FY 26 GAP NOFA Webinar What's New in the Uniform Grants Guidance 2024 On November 12, EPA Region 10 provided an overview of GAP funding in FY26. Initial proposals are due to your EPA Project Officer by January 21, 2025. (And would we take them early? You bet!!) ...
Climate Resilient Riparian Systems: Washington Department of Ecology Grant – Apply by Jan 15, 2025
The Washington Department of Ecology’s new Climate Resilient Riparian Systems grant program will support riparian restoration programs that work with communities and landowners to improve the overall function of river and stream riparian systems in the Puget Sound....
SAM.gov: EPN Office Hours – Nov 20, Dec 4, Dec 18
Got issues with SAM.gov? The Environmental Protection Network (EPN) can help. Join their office hours at 10:00 Alaska, 11:00 Pacific, 12:00 Mountain. Register Registering for the System for Awards Management (SAM.gov) can be a real bugaboo....
PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards: NTAA Article
The Clean Air Act requires EPA to review new science on the public health and environmental impacts of air pollutants every 5 years and revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), as necessary. EPA lowered the annual NAAQS for PM2.5 from 12.0 to 9.0...
EPA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Protect Salmon from Chemical Used in Rubber Products
On November 14, EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to gather information on the potential risks associated with N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD)...
Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Tribal Consultation Policy Hub
The ELI Digital Consultation Hub serves as a comprehensive platform to build the capacity of Tribal, state, and local policymakers in implementing best practices in government-to-government consultation. The database includes documents from Tribal, state, and federal...
Emerging Contaminants: EPA Webinar Recording
Missed the October 27 and November 5 webinars on the Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Tribal Set Aside Emerging Contaminant Grant Program and the Emerging Contaminant in Small and Disadvantaged Communities Tribal Program? We’ve got your...
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science: National Science Foundation – Apply by Jan 21, 2025
The National Science Foundation’s Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science is an undergraduate-to-graduate bridge program. The program broadens participation of marginalized communities in the atmospheric and related sciences. Students...
Restoring Tribal Priority Fish Passage through Barrier Removal: NOAA Grants – Apply by Feb 27, 2025
Funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Program will support federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Tribal organizations in implementing fish passage work and building Tribal organizational...
EPA’s GAP Notice of Funding Availability – Apply by Jan 21, 2025
EPA has released the GAP Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for work beginning on or after October 1, 2025. The NOFA is comprised of the national notice and the Region 10 supplement. Submit proposals by email to your EPA Tribal Coordinator.
DOE’s Community Power Accelerator
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Community Power Accelerator connects community-benefiting solar projects and developers (including community-based organizations) with philanthropists, lenders, and investors to drive a more equitable clean energy transition. The...
National Brownfields Training Conference: Call for Ideas – Submit by Dec 20
EPA’s National Brownfields Training Conference invites you to submit your ideas for dynamic educational sessions that encourage conversation and participation from your fellow attendees in Chicago, August 5-8, 2025. Submissions should explore the latest and...
Getting Grant Ready for Tribes: Environmental Finance Center Network Webinar Series – Nov 14, Dec 3, Dec 10, Dec 17
This webinar series hosted by the Environmental Finance Center Network is designed to equip Tribal Nations with essential tools and insights needed to navigate the complex world of grant writing and funding. From identifying the right funding opportunities...
YRITWC’s Water, Watershed, and Ecology Workbooks
The Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) produced two coloring and activity books for youth this fall: Water and Watersheds (~5th ~8th grade), and Watersheds and Ecology (~8th ~12th grade). Both are focused on the Yukon River.
EPA’s Combined ETEP and GAP Work Plan Template
Brand spanking new and hot off the presses! If you’ve thought of combining your EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP) with your GAP work plan – which should make it easier to keep both documents aligned and up to date – EPA has a new, optional template that can help....
GAP Notice of Funding Availability
EPA has released the GAP Notice of Funding Availability for work beginning on or after October 1, 2025. The NOFA is comprised of the national notice and the Region 10 supplement. Proposals are due by January 21. A reminder that you can find all the documents...
Columbia River Restoration Fund – Apply by Dec 31
The Columbia River Restoration Fund, a program within Seeding Justice, is a non-competitive funding program for Tribal Nations of the Columbia River Basin. Funding priorities include: Upholding Columbia River Basin Tribes’ sovereignty and leadership in watershed...
Stormwater Strategic Initiative Funding Opportunities: Puget Sound National Estuary Program – Apply by Dec 31
The Puget Sound National Estuary Program has issued three Requests for Proposals to advance Puget Sound recovery: Developing Regional Facilities and Stormwater Parks: Support stormwater infrastructure analysis, retrofit planning, program development,...
Puget Sound Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool
The Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency leading the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. The Partnership’s Puget Sound Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool (PS RAFT) collects information about national, state, and regional funding...
Identifying Facilities Operating Without a Required New Source Review Air Permit: EPA Webinar – March 10, 2025
This is the fifth of five virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air...
Completing a Minor New Source Review Permit Application Correctly: EPA Webinar – Feb 17, 2025
This is the fourth of five virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air...
Applying for Tribal Minor New Source Review Permits, Public Participation, and Appeals: EPA Webinar – Jan 29, 2025
This is the third of five virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air...
Sign up for ITEP Newsletters & Listservs
Visit the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Newsletters page to sign up for ITEP newsletters and listservs on a wide range of environmental topics.
Sign up for RTOC Emails
Sign up for the Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) email list to stay up to date with RTOC news.
Toward Holistic Approaches to Drought Management on Tribal Lands in the Upper Columbia and Missouri River Basins Drought Resilience: NIDIS Report
A new report from the National Integrated Drought Information Service (NIDIS) identifies outcomes and opportunities to manage drought on Tribal lands. The document captures a range of best practices and opportunities that Tribal Nations, Tribal Colleges and...
Clean Energy Funding for Alaskan Homes and Businesses: REAP Webinar Recording
An unprecedented amount of funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects is currently being made available for Alaskans. With such a wealth of opportunity available, determining which opportunities to pursue and how to do so can seem daunting. This...
Landscape of Tribal Communities: ACCAP Webinar Recording
On September 25, the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) hosted this webinar about the challenges Tribes face living and working in rural Alaska. This webinar may prove useful to anyone who works with Tribes in this region. Resources include two...
Solar Panel Recycling: EPA Website
Diverting solar panels from landfills to recycling saves space in landfills in addition to capturing the value of the raw materials. So, how do you recycle a solar panel? Visit EPA ‘s Solar Panel Recycling web page for answers.
EPA’s New Recipient Training Requirement: Term and Condition
A reminder that the following term and condition, added 3/5/2024, applies to all new EPA grantees. Even if you are not a new grantee, this training is well worth your time! For a nice deliverable, email the certificate to your EPA Project Officer when you complete a...
EPA Resources to Inform Renters and Buyers about Lead Hazards
There is no safe level of lead exposure, particularly for children. EPA has released updated sample lead disclosure forms that will give renters and homebuyers clearer and more specific information about lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards in pre-1978...
Notification of Consultation and Coordination on Proposed Revisions to the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts – Ends Dec 31, 2024
TCOTS Link The Safe Drinking Water Act requires the EPA to review existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations at least once every six years and determine which, if any, need to be revised. In January 2017 (82 FR 3518 – 3552), the EPA announced the review...
Tribal New Source Review Preconstruction Air Permitting: EPA Trainings
EPA is holding a series of virtual trainings to educate Tribal, small business, and industry professionals about the New Source Review (NSR) preconstruction air permitting program, with a focus on the air permitting requirements that apply to minor sources of air...
WSDOT’s Transportation Justice Leadership Grant Program (WA) – Apply by May 15, 2025
Developed in partnership with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and community allies, this program is a direct response to the need for equitable, community-centered transportation solutions. Applicants must serve overburdened communities,...
Revegetation with Native Plants: USFS Outreach of Interest – Apply by Feb 7, 2025
This outreach of interest from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) aims to cultivate relationships and connect with potential partners. USFS is interested in USDA Forest Service is interested in potential partnerships to help collect, map, develop, monitor, and restore...
Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program: USGS Grant – Apply by Jan 15, 2025
The USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program is accepting applications from state, local, and Tribal governments to research, map, assess, and collect data on landslide hazards. Apply
Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Salmon Research: Request for Proposals – Apply by Dec 17
The Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative (AYK SSI) has up to $2M available for funding research projects up to three years in duration addressing the region’s declined chum and Chinook salmon populations. Funding is provided through NOAA’s Pacific...
Funding Handbook for Access to Clean Drinking Water in Tribal Communities
The Universal Access to Clean Water Initiative has released the Funding Handbook for Access to Clean Drinking Water in Tribal Communities. This is a reference guide for Tribes seeking to access and use funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation...
Present at the Alaska Forum on the Environment – Feb 3-7, 2025
The Alaska Forum on the Environment (AFE) will be held at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska, and online in AFE's Attendee Hub. The Alaska Forum seeks presentations, posters and films on topics that address technical, scientific or general information on...
Certificate in Tribal Relations: Portland State University – Dec 2024-Aug 2025
The Mark O Hatfield School of Government at Portland State University offers a Certificate in Tribal Relations for local, state, and federal government agencies, non-profit and for-profit organizations, and trade associations that work regularly with Tribal nations...
Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Chum Salmon Research and Monitoring Action Plan: Report
Since the late 1990s, Chinook salmon in the watersheds of the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim (AYK) region have experienced sharp reductions in abundance. The decline in productivity of AYK Chinook salmon has resulted in widespread commercial fishing closures and restrictions...
Gravel to Gravel: Keystone Initiative for People, Salmon, and the Land
The Department of the Interior — coordinated through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — is partnering with Tribes, Indigenous leaders, other agencies, and community partners to launch and carry forward the...
Climate Adaptation Planning in Alaska – Lessons Learned
Alaska Sea Grant investigated barriers to climate adaptation planning at the regional and community levels, reviewing Alaska climate action plans, climate adaptation plans and assessments, and associated publications, reports, and articles. The findings are now...
HUD’s Radon Videos
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released three animated videos with detailed information on radon gas, the process of testing for the presence of radon gas, and how to mitigate if high levels of radon are detected. These are great to...
EPA Tools Help Small, Rural, and Tribal Communities Manage Wastewater Lagoons and Protect Waterbodies
EPA has released new tools to help protect public health and local water bodies in communities that rely on lagoons for wastewater management. Lagoon wastewater treatment systems are typically used in communities that are smaller than 3,000 people and can lack the...
Emerging Contaminants Webinar Recording
EPA Region 10 just completed the first of two webinars on emerging contaminants, such as PFAS, Manganese, Cyanotoxins, and 6PPD. The webinar discussed the Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Tribal Set Aside Emerging Contaminant Grant Program and the Emerging...
Access to Capital Clearinghouse – A multi-agency strategy to improve awareness of, access to, and utilization of federal funding resources for Tribal governments, Tribal enterprises, Native entrepreneurs, and Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)
The White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) is taking critical steps to improve access to capital across Indian Country, including through the launch of an online clearinghouse that will serve as a searchable repository for an up-to-date list of all...
DOE’s Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development – Jan 23, 2025
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, which include Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations, to 1) conduct...
ATNI Winter Convention – Jan 27, 2025
The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) will hold its winter convention in Portland, OR. Members will come together to engage in discussions, presentations, and committee activities related to policy, legislation, and the future of Indian Country in the...
Alliance for Green Heat’s Firewood Safety Initiative
The Firewood Community Safety Initiative is aimed at any firewood bank or high wood burning town. Those who participate will receive technical assistance from the Alliance for Green Heat to improve the safety of low-income households that heat with wood. A free...
EPA’s Escaped Trash Risk Map
EPA’s Trash Free Waters program has mapped estimated escaped trash density on land and at risk of getting into waterways in its newly released the Escaped Trash Risk Map, which displays trash density across the United States as of September 2024. This tool is designed...
Geos Institute’s Drinking Water Providers Partnership (OR/WA) – Apply by Jan 6, 2025
The Geos Institute is seeking proposals for Drinking Water Providers Partnership projects located in drinking water source watersheds in Oregon and Washington that meet the Partnership’s goals to: Restore and protect the health of watersheds and water quality which...
Reducing Lead in Drinking Water: EPA Grant – Apply by Dec 30
On October 8, EPA announced a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements also require more rigorous testing of drinking water and a lower threshold...
Certified Native Community Development Financial Institutions
The Native Certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Network serve as a national voice and advocate for the 60+ U.S. Treasury-certified Native CDFIs. Native CDFIs help Native American communities overcome systemic barriers to entrepreneurial...
New AirKnowledge Training Materials
EPA’s AirKnowledge program develops training material focused on the Clean Air Act. New materials are now available: A new self-instructional course describes the role, industrial use, components, operation, performance parameters, and design variables of cyclones,...
Brownfields Grants: EPA Webinar Recordings
EPA is soliciting applications for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grant funding. These grants help communities turn vacant and abandoned properties into community assets that attract jobs and promote economic revitalization. Applications are...
Toxics in the Community: EPA Webinar Recording
In this webinar, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program staff, the Local Government Environmental Assistance Network, and the Environmental Law Institute discuss how the TRI can help local and Tribal governments respond to community concerns and protect community...
What’s New in EPA Uniform Grants Guidance?
EPA’s Office of Grants and Debarment has updated several policies to address the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Uniform Grants Guidance 2024 Revision at 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal...
NTIA Native Entity Capacity & Planning Grant Program Application Window
By: Angela Thi Bennett, Director of Digital Equity, NTIA Today, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announces the opening of the application window for funding for Native Entities as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s...
Data Analyst – Apply by Jan 17, 2025
EPA is hiring a data analyst for a 6-month full-time or 12-month part-time temporary assignment via the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). This assignment is an ideal opportunity for an employee who works for a Tribal government with a research or analytical...
Draft Considerations and Resources for Assessing Tribal Exposures in TSCA Risk Evaluations – Comment by Jan 17, 2025
EPA is initiating a consultation and coordination opportunity with federally recognized Indian Tribes on Draft Considerations and Resources for Assessing Tribal Exposures in TSCA Risk Evaluations. The purpose of the document is to assist exposure assessors in...
DOE’s Tribal Clean Energy Planning and Development Grant – Apply by Jan 23, 2025
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Indian Energy is soliciting applications from Indian Tribes, including Alaska Native Regional Corporations and Village Corporations, Intertribal Organizations, and Tribal Energy Development Organizations, to conduct clean...
EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebates – Apply by Jan 9, 2025
A Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate is a payment from the EPA to subsidize the purchase of a zero-emission or clean school bus, eligible infrastructure, and other costs, including workforce training. Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Tribally controlled schools are...
Yukon River Salmon Research and Management Assistance: Fish and Wildlife Service Grant – Apply by Jan 6, 2025
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) receives funds for implementation of the Yukon River Salmon Agreement with Canada. The Agreement authorizes funds for cooperative research and management projects on the Alaska portion of the Yukon River. USFWS administers...
EPA’s Section 128(a) State and Tribal Brownfields Response Program – Apply by Dec 13
EPA’s State and Tribal Brownfields Response Program empowers states, Tribal Nations, territories, and communities to build strong partnerships and local capacity to assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. The funding primarily provides support to...
Clean School Bus Rebates: EPA Webinar 7 – Jan 30
Learn about EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebates program. This webinar will focus on Clean School Rebate Program Feedback and Next Steps for Selectees. Register
EPA’s National Brownfields Training Conference: Call for Ideas – Submit by Dec 20
EPA and the International City/County Management Association invite participants to submit ideas for session development on brownfields topics. Submit ideas by December 20. Subscribe to the conference newsletter.
President’s Task Force on Environmental Health and Safety Risks to Children
The President's Task Force on Environmental Health and Safety Risks to Children is the focal point for coordinating federal government efforts to explore, understand, and act together to improve children’s safety and environmental health. The Task Force website...
EPA’s New Safer Choice Labels to Protect Waterways
EPA developed the Safer Choice label to help consumers and businesses find cleaning and other products that are safer for you, your family, and the environment. Every ingredient must meet strict safety criteria for both human health and the environment, including...
EPA’s National Requirements to Protect U.S. Waterways from Pollutants Discharged by Vessels
EPA has announced the finalization of national discharge standards to control the release of pollutants and invasive species from approximately 85,000 vessels operating in U.S. waters. These standards, issued through EPA’s Vessel Incidental Discharge National...
EPA’s Environmental Justice Climate Corps
On September 25, EPA and AmeriCorps launched the Environmental Justice Climate Corps, a new partnership designed to open doors to careers that benefit disadvantaged and other low-income communities. The partnership will support more than 250 AmeriCorps VISTA...
EPA Grant Webinar Recordings
EPA’s Office of Grants and Debarment has posted the materials from its EPA Grants Competition Process webinar on September 12 and its Grants Training for EPA Pass-Through Grant Applicants, Recipients, and Subrecipients on September 18. If you have questions or need...
How to Request a Federal Disaster Declaration for Tribal Nations
News sites are now calling Hurricane Helene one of the deadliest storms of the century. Communities along Helene's path may take years to recover from the devastation. Federal aid comes in varied forms, but federal aid starts with a federal disaster declaration. Did...
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps
Today, September 25, in commemoration of Climate Week NYC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and AmeriCorps announced the Environmental Justice Climate Corps, a new partnership launched as part of President Biden’s American Climate Corps to open doors for...
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program – Apply by May 31, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program is a flexible, formula grant program to advance energy efficiency and conservation and reduce emissions. Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Villages &...
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Tribal Consortia – Apply by Mar 14, 2025
The next round of EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR)grants for Tribes and Tribal Consortia will provide approximately $20 million in awards ranging from $100,000 to $1.5 million each. Tribes and Intertribal consortia are eligible to apply. SWIFR...
Recycling Education and Outreach: EPA Grant Program – Apply by Dec 20
EPA seeks coalition applications that include (1) a project to develop and implement a national consumer wasted food reduction campaign; (2) a project that will increase the market for and sales of compost; and (3) a project that will increase education and outreach...
Alaska Forum on the Environment – Feb 3-7, 2025
The Alaska Forum on the Environment (AFE) will be held both virtually and in person in Anchorage, AK. The conference will feature sessions on climate change, energy, environmental regulations, cleanup and remediation, fish and wildlife, solid waste, sustainability,...
EPA’s Summary of Changes to the Uniform Guidance
The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly called the Uniform Guidance) is a government-wide framework for grants management and an authoritative set of rules and requirements for federal awards. The...
Emergencies and Indoor Air Quality: EPA Website
Weather-related and man-made emergencies can create a range of hazards in indoor environments. EPA has published a new Emergencies and Indoor Air Quality website where you can learn how to protect yourself and your community before, during, and after emergencies....
The Alaska Forum on the Environment is back again in 2025, February 3-7 at the Dena’ina Center or Virtually!
Registration is Open for AFE 2025! Alaska's premier environmental conference is back again in 2025 featuring a hybrid event Feb. 3-7, 2025 at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska and online in AFE's Virtual Attendee Hub.For the third year in a row, the Alaska...
Northwest Environmental Justice Center Library of Funding Opportunities
The Northwest Environmental Justice Center has created an up-to-date library of funding opportunities for communities across Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. View the table of funding opportunities, which can be sorted by funding type and state.
EPA’s Climate Resilience and Adaptation Toolbox
Created by the Resilient Infrastructure Subgroup on Climate, EPA’s new Climate Resilience and Adaptation Toolbox can help funding applicants and recipients looking to invest in climate-resilient projects. Resources include: Program overviews of EPA’s...
Northwest Environmental Justice Center
The Northwest Environmental Justice Center, funded by EPA Region 10, is offering free technical assistance to communities across the Northwest, including support navigating government systems, increasing administrative capacity, updating community needs assessments,...
Tribal Grant Closeouts
September 30 marks the end of the fiscal year and, for those grantees in the fourth year of their grant cycle, starts the countdown (120 days) until closeout reports are due. Learn a whole lot more about closeouts and how to meet the requirements on Region 10’s Tribal...
EPA’s Policy for Meaningful Engagement and Public Participation in Agency Decision-Making Processes
On September 5, EPA released the final document, Achieving Health and Environmental Protection Through EPA’s Meaningful Engagement Policy. The new policy outlines how the Agency intends to engage with the public and provide meaningful public participation...
DOE’s Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program – Apply by May 31, 2025
The Department of Energy’s Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEAR) program will provide non-competitive funds to Tribes to provide energy efficiency and weatherization upgrades to low- and middle-income households, including $4.5 billion in rebates for...
NWEJC’s Environmental Justice Leadership Institute – Sept 25, Nov 20, Jan 29, Mar 26
The Northwest Environmental Justice Center (NWEJC) is hosting the Environmental Justice Leadership Institute, a series of webinars on environmental, water, transportation, land, energy, and air quality & climate justice issues. The Center provides free...
Planning Assistance: US Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) offers two types of assistance through its Planning Assistance Program: technical assistance and comprehensive plans. Topics include flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, as well as water supply and...
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Financing Network for Communities
On August 16, EPA obligated $27 billion in grants to Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund recipients under three competitions: the National Clean Investment Fund, Clean Communities Investment Accelerator, and Solar for All. Together, the programs will create a national...
Sikumiut Field School – April 7-11, 2025
The Sikumiut ("people of the ice") Field school aims to bring together sea ice knowledge holders from Indigenous and scientific ways of knowing. Sea ice knowledge holders of any discipline and career stage interested in learning about other ways of exploring and...
National Association of Wetland Managers Annual Meeting – April 8-10, 2025
The National Association of Wetland Managers Annual State/Tribal/Federal Coordination Meeting will be held in person in Stevenson, WA, from April 8-10 with optional field trips on April 11. The purpose of this annual meeting is to support state and Tribal wetland...
Washington Coastal Training Program Courses – August-December 2024
Registration is open for the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Coastal Training Program. A wide variety of classes are included, such as “Alternatives to Bulkheads” and “Determining the Ordinary High Water Mark.” All classes are eligible for Certification...
National Water Quality Monitoring Conference – March 10-14, 2025
EPA’s National Water Quality Monitoring Council is requesting proposals for the National Water Quality Monitoring Conference, which will be held virtually and in person in Green Bay, WI. The conference provides opportunities for water stakeholders to network,...
Clean Bus Planning Awards: Technical Assistance from NREL
The new Clean Bus Planning Awards (CPBA) program from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) offers technical assistance to create action plans for transit agencies and school districts to get their electric fleets rolling. CBPA also offers...
Solid Waste Bootcamp: DEC Presentations
You wanted to attend the Solid Waste Bootcamp hosted by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation last week, but something came up? Happily, you can now download the presentations from the Solid Waste Bootcamp web page. Learn about recycling and backhaul,...
Pesticidal Air Treatment Devices: EPA Webinar Recording
On September 6, EPA hosted a webinar about research and regulation of pesticidal air treatment devices. The webinar provided an overview of EPA’s role in regulating pesticidal air cleaning and treatment devices, research on the effectiveness of these technologies...
Region 10 Tribal Operations Committee Clean Water Act Handbook
The Clean Water Act Handbook for Tribes: Protecting Tribally Significant Waters in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
U.S. Department of the Interior First Annual Report on Tribal Co-Stewardship
First Annual Report on Tribal Co-Stewardship: Implementing Joint Secretarial Order 3403 on Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters
Implications of the Supreme Court’s Sackett Decision for Protection of Wetlands and Waters: NAWM Webinar Recording
On May 25, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Sackett v. EPA, which established the standard for determining when a wetland, stream, or other water is a “water of the United States” (WOTUS) protected by the Clean Water Act. This webinar hosted by the...
USDA Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program
USDA Rural Development funds grants for water and waste disposal facilities and services on federally-recognized tribal lands, colonias and rural areas that face significant health risks due to a lack of access to adequate, affordable water or waste disposal....
Western IPM Center Planning Documents Grants – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Funding: Up to $15,000 per award, available 2022-2026 Details: These grants can be used to produce Pest Management Strategic Plans, Crop Profiles or other IPM-related plans. Proposals will be considered on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted. Deadline: None...
Federal Financial Reports and Closeouts: EPA Webinar Recording
On September 6, Nyketric Singletary, Financial Specialist for EPA’s Research Triangle Park Finance Center, and EPA Region 10 Tribal Coordinators Sophie Manaster and Susan Conbere hosted a webinar for a group of grantees on Federal Financial Reports (FFRs) and...
Presentation: How Tribes Can Influence Agency Decision Making
Public participation matters. Democratic, legal, and management principles justify why public comments make a difference in regulatory policy. Big Corporations, private citizens, industry polluters also comment, it is important that Tribal perspectives are represented...
Letter from EPA Administrator Regan to National Tribal Caucus Chair Wagner and Meeting Notes
Attachments: NTOC 2021 - Administrator Letter to Chair Wagner.pdf 2021 NTOC meeting - summary notes.pdf
Posted 7/14/21: EPA Response to Transition Letter from RTOC
EPA Responds to RTOC Transition Letter EPA Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Jane Nishida sent this letter in response to a letter RTOC Chair Raymond Paddock sent regarding requests to the new EPA administration. Original post is here
Posted 6/4/21: Tips for Effective Comment Writing for Tribes Video
Tips for Effective Comment Writing for Tribes Video RTOC Legal Legal Intern for 2020-2021, Rachel Hill created this presentation on how to create more effective comments to EPA. The video is posted on our RTOC YouTube Channel
Posted 4/30/21: EPA – Consultation Plan and Response to Comment
RTOC received the following email regarding the US EPA Consultation Plan and Response to Comment. Please see the attachments linked at the end. (email below revised on 5/4/21) Colleagues, Attached and summarized below are final documents created in response to...
Posted 3/30/21: Tribal Science Council Presentation
National EPA - Tribal Science Council Presentation: Collecting Examples of Indigenous Research Frameworks, Protocols and Methodologies Tribal Science Council Co-Chair Neil Patterson, Jr. shared this presentation at the March RTOC meeting. He has graciously allowed us...
Posted 3/26/21: RTOC Letter to EPA on transition
Region 10 Requests in New Administration The RTOC sent this letter to US EPA with requests and suggested initial actions in response to President Biden's Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships.