This page highlights some EPA resources available for improving and maintaining healthy air quality in tribal communities in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. For additional information, visit Tribal Air and Climate Resources.

• Grants
• Tribal Air Resources for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
• Tribal Air Resources for Alaska
• Northwest Tribal Climate Adaptation
• Contacts

Grants

• Clean Air Act Tribal Grants: Funding available under Sections 103 and 105 of the Clean Air Act.
• Clean Diesel Tribal Grants: Funding for tribal projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and diesel emissions exposure.
• Multipurpose Grants to States and Tribes: Funding for tribes that have been delegated federal regulatory authority through the treatment in a similar manner to a state (TAS).
• Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP): Funding for federally recognized tribes and inter-tribal consortia seeking to address environmental issues.
  • Sample GAP work plan components for air quality and climate change available at Region 10 GAP Administrative Resources.
• State Indoor Radon Grants (SIRG): Funding available to help tribes and states finance their radon risk reduction programs. Recipients must provide a minimum of 40% in matching funds.
• Pollution Prevention Grants: Grant programs available for both Pollution Prevention and Source Reduction Assistance (SRA).
• Tribal Healthy Homes Network Funding OpportunitiesExit: THHN is receives funding from EPA to help promote healthy tribal homes, families and communities.

To learn about other EPA grants, visit Air Grants and Funding.

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Tribal Air Resources for Idaho, Oregon and Washington

• Portable Air Monitoring Device Loan Program: EPA has portable air monitors available for use by tribal air quality staff.
• Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR): Federal air rules that apply to 39 Indian reservations in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
  • EPA Burn Bans on Reservations: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington only.
• Air Permits Issued by Region 10
• Interactive Map of Northwest Tribal Air Programs: Includes air monitoring information, access to data, and permitted facilities by reservation.
• AirNow Air Quality Flag Program: Alerts organizations to the local air quality forecast and helps them to take actions to protect people’s health, including those with asthma.
• Video: Working Together to Address Asthma in Tribal Communities in the Northwest (YouTube)Exit

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Tribal Air Resources for Alaska

• Alaska Tribal Air Toolkit: Information on rural diesel emissions, indoor air quality, road dust, solid waste burning, and wood smoke.
• Rural Alaska Dust ToolkitExit: Developed collaboratively with the Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation.

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Northwest Tribal Climate Adaptation

• National Climate Assessment - Tribes and Indigenous Peoples: The National Climate Assessment assesses the science of climate change and variability and its impacts across the U.S.
• Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X): ARC-X is EPA's interactive resource to help local governments effectively deliver services to their communities even as the climate changes.
• Decision Integration for Strong Communities Tool (DISC) - A tool for assisting community sustainability in small and rural populations.
• Local Environmental Observer Network (LEO)Exit: LEO receives funding from EPA to provide a network of local observers and topic experts who share knowledge about unusual animal, environment, and weather events.

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Contacts

EPA Region 10 staff with expertise on various air-related issues on tribal lands.

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