The following series of fact sheets highlight some of the excellent work being done by tribes in Region 10 under the Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP). For more information about these projects, contact the tribal or EPA staff listed in each fact sheet. To read GAP success stories from across the country, visit EPA's story map.
Guidance for Creating a Success Story
Region 10 encourages GAP grant recipients to tell their stories in written or video format. Recommendations for creating your GAP success story and an optional template are provided below.
Creating a GAP Success Story (Microsoft Word)(2 pp, 26 K)
Optional Template for Creating a GAP Success Story (Microsoft Word)(2 pp, 496 K)
- Recycling Makes a Difference in Akiak, Alaska (PDF)(2 pp, 821 K, December 2015)
- A Healthier, Cleaner Chalkyitsik Village: GAP Funds Noteworthy Recycling Efforts (PDF)(3 pp, 224 K, April 2020)
- GIS Expansion Helps Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians' Environmental Projects (PDF)(4 pp, 3 MB, December 2015)
- Koyukuk Landfill Transformation: Burn Unit Significantly Reduces Trash and Cleans Up Community (PDF)(2 pp, 426 K, December 2015)
- Developing a Tribal Environmental Code in Kwigillingok, Alaska: Changing Behaviors to Keep the Community Clean (PDF)(2 pp, 416 K, December 2015)
- Environmental and Public Health Gains Through Landfill Improvements and Education in Tetlin, Alaska (PDF)(2 pp, 366 K, December 2015)