Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP)
Detailed information about this program is below:
Category | Information About This Specific Program |
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Title | Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP), Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 66.926 |
Purpose |
GAP provides tribes and intertribal consortia:
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Type of Assistance | Grant |
Eligible Applicants | Indian Tribal Governments and Intertribal Consortium |
Eligible Activities | Planning, developing and establishing capacity to implement environmental protection programs administered by EPA and implementation of solid and hazardous waste programs. Specific activities could include defining and developing administrative and legal infrastructures; conducting assessments, monitoring, planning and other actions; fostering compliance with federal environmental statutes by developing appropriate tribal environmental programs, ordinances and services; and establishing the capacity to meaningfully participate in authorized environmental program implementation activities of federal, state, local and other tribal governments. |
Excluded Activities/Other Restrictions | Funds cannot be used to fund activities not closely related to and consistent with the programs administered by EPA. Excluded activities include:
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Pre-Funding Requirements (if applicable) |
Applicant must meet eligibility requirements in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in section 35.502, including, for an intertribal consortium, adequate documentation that all GAP-eligible member tribes authorize the consortium to apply for and receive the award. |
Typical Award Amount (if applicable) | From $75,000 to $400,000, average award of $110,000 |
Total Awarded Fiscal Year 2017 (if applicable) | $64,340,000 |
Match Requirement (if applicable) | None |
Solicitation Process/Timeline | Proposal deadline is usually at the start of the calendar year. |
Proposal Elements/Scoring Criteria | Proposal review information and criteria are determined by EPA regional offices. Find the regional office and tribal contact information nearest to you. |
Contact Information (primary contact and website or other source) |
Lisa Berrios |
Website Information about Successful Tribal Applicants/Projects | Indian Environmental General Assistance Program website |
Headquarters Office | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency American Indian Environmental Office 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (2690 M) Washington, D.C. 20460 |